The Danger of Poilievre’s ‘Axe the Tax’ Scam Hits Home
Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2024 10:00 amThe Danger of Poilievre’s ‘Axe the Tax’ Scam Hits Home
[ https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/07/30/D ... ign=020824 ]
A threatened holiday, a devastated town and a grim future.
Christopher Holcroft - July 30, 2024 - The Tyee - ****Internal LINKS****
EXCERPT: "Despite rampant disinformation, Canadians have seen this approach works effectively. Emissions are being reduced, and with the Canada Carbon Rebate the vast majority of Canadians are financially better off under pollution pricing — and this is before factoring in the costs of doing less to combat climate change.
Canada is one of the world’s worst per capita contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, but public support for climate action is strong. Three elections have been won, in part, on the issue of pollution pricing.
Opposition to climate action stems mostly from Canada’s largely foreign-owned fossil fuel industry, American dark-money-funded think tanks and Canada’s major newspaper chain, owned by American hedge funds.
Poilievre’s Conservative party can be added to this list, his latest irresponsible act being a demand to pause all federal gas and diesel taxes for four months over the summer.
Good for the fossil fuel industry but bad for everyone else, and Poilievre did not even get the math right. . . . "
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[ https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/07/30/D ... ign=020824 ]
A threatened holiday, a devastated town and a grim future.
Christopher Holcroft - July 30, 2024 - The Tyee - ****Internal LINKS****
EXCERPT: "Despite rampant disinformation, Canadians have seen this approach works effectively. Emissions are being reduced, and with the Canada Carbon Rebate the vast majority of Canadians are financially better off under pollution pricing — and this is before factoring in the costs of doing less to combat climate change.
Canada is one of the world’s worst per capita contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, but public support for climate action is strong. Three elections have been won, in part, on the issue of pollution pricing.
Opposition to climate action stems mostly from Canada’s largely foreign-owned fossil fuel industry, American dark-money-funded think tanks and Canada’s major newspaper chain, owned by American hedge funds.
Poilievre’s Conservative party can be added to this list, his latest irresponsible act being a demand to pause all federal gas and diesel taxes for four months over the summer.
Good for the fossil fuel industry but bad for everyone else, and Poilievre did not even get the math right. . . . "
More . . . .