Remember when carbon taxes were a conservative idea? It seems like it was only yesterday.
On the evening of March 31, nearly all of Mr. Ford’s MPPs dutifully drove to gas stations and took photos and videos of themselves filling their cars. Then, just in time for Easter, they tweeted out their take on the stations of the cross: the last day before carbon taxes; the last hour before carbon taxes; the moment at midnight when carbon taxes were loosed upon the world, the price of regular unleaded went up by 4.4 cents a litre, and Armageddon began.
And it wasn’t just egghead economists or cranky right-wing think-tankers who favoured carbon taxes. In 2008, the government of British Columbia – the Liberal Party, a.k.a. B.C.’s conservative party – brought in carbon taxes on fuels such as gasoline.
GlobeDebate Political whims change like the wind Whatever gets them elected/ re-elected is what they like.The middle class can’t take any more taxes.Already families need two incomes to squeak by.But federal,provincial and municipal political people aren’t there to serve the general public
GlobeDebate AndrewScheer fordnation PremierScottMoe For those of you who don't remember when carbon pricing was part of the policy platform of the Conservative Party of Canada, especially you, Scheer Nonsense & Double-Dealing Dougie (don't forget Scott Moe), here's a gentle reminder ...
GlobeDebate One would think that an imminent global threat would transcend petty partisan politics, and the government of the day would seek out solutions to the problem rather than their reelection. Sad times ahead for everyone, I’m afraid.
GlobeDebate Remember when nazis were eradicated? Conservatives dont
GlobeDebate It was until they realized what a stupid idea it is. A Carbon Tax will shut our industry down and ship it to China (no environmental rules) and then ship the products back to Canada. Result: Higher NET global emissions. Lunacy cdnpoli onpoli
GlobeDebate Carbon taxes are an easy cop out for lazy politicians incapable of showing real leadership.
GlobeDebate For the people my a**! Bunch of Cons...literally!
GlobeDebate Thank you Globe and Mail for this news report. Excellent. 😀👍
GlobeDebate 1/ 'Carbon taxes began life as a conservative idea. They’re an economically logical, pro-market way of lowering greenhouse-gas emissions. A way of using prices – the basic mechanism of free markets – to reduce pollution' .. onpoli cdnpoli fordnation RodPhillips01
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