New taxes on businesses drive away jobs and investment.
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If Prime Minister Trudeau has his way, carbon taxes will rise to $50/tonne of emissions by 2022.
This government has saddled Albertans with carbon taxes, carbon-emission caps, coal power plant phase-outs, and more.
Conventional energy can be made “clean” with existing technologies, even coal power plants.
Two out of three Canadians believe provinces should determine greenhouse gas emission reductions.
Expect more “tweaks” to come for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s carbon price backstop with the 2019 election fast approaching.
Manitoba’s premier says the $50 federal carbon price would endanger his province’s economy.
Already across Canada, a significant number of households are in “energy poverty.”
In Ontario, the government expects to rake in $2 billion per year through its cap-and-trade program.