As someone who supports the carbon rebate and thinks it’s a good policy, I have to admit that Carney is right. Trudeau screwed up the implementation, and now a policy that gives most Canadians more money than they pay is a third rail.
Replacing the tax with something more acceptable, and equally effective seems like a good way forward.
I live on about 16k a year. Plus all the rebates. Which total about 2-3k.
I don’t drive. I don’t buy gas. My utilities are part of rent. Besides, that i get a 140 rebate every few months which actually helps me. It’s actually a nice little perk for a) not killing the life on this planet and destroying the climate. b) being poor.
The only thing I purchase that actually consumes / emits carbon are the 2 tanks of propane I use every year for my BBQ.
I definitely don’t pay anywhere near the amount of carbon tax I receive in rebate.
And it’s going to be functionally all Canadians who are living near or below the poverty line. You can’t afford enough carbon to pay more in tax than you get back in rebate if you’re not rich enough to be irresponsible.
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Untrue. At least in my case.
I live on about 16k a year. Plus all the rebates. Which total about 2-3k.
I don’t drive. I don’t buy gas. My utilities are part of rent. Besides, that i get a 140 rebate every few months which actually helps me. It’s actually a nice little perk for a) not killing the life on this planet and destroying the climate. b) being poor.
The only thing I purchase that actually consumes / emits carbon are the 2 tanks of propane I use every year for my BBQ.
I definitely don’t pay anywhere near the amount of carbon tax I receive in rebate.
That’s true for most Canadians: they receive more from the rebate than they pay in the tax.
And it’s going to be functionally all Canadians who are living near or below the poverty line. You can’t afford enough carbon to pay more in tax than you get back in rebate if you’re not rich enough to be irresponsible.