Thinkinoutsidethebox

Maybe they should use some of said "surplus" and use it to make the tax system more fair to all Canadians? There is no reason why two families making the exact same income should pay huge differences in taxes only because at least on of the persons in one family has a fascination with money and the knowledge to find all the loopholes in the tax system. I know because I have a few family members that are just this way (unfortunately I and the rest are not). They have been audited on several occasions and in all cases the auditors either walked away shaking their heads or with a whole new knowledge of the tax system in Canada, the resourcefulness of some people when it comes to taxes is incredible, they can't keep a car running or their kids in line but they sure can work the government.

You make a very interesting argument, it's true, most of the carbon we are pumping out of the ground used to be in the atmosphere. At that time the world was a much more temperate place according to fossil records. "Scientists" claim weather is deteriorating as the climate changes, we've only been tracking weather for less then a hundred years, I'd like to know how they can say this without more evidence. A far as carbon taxes being added to gasoline prices, it might reduce consumption a bit for awhile but the economy is only going to adjust for it. The main benefactors of course will be those who find a way siphon money off in the implantation of this tax through administration, auditing, policing etc. If you go way back to the original post, he is right, all the pipelines and projects proposed for the tar sands is for export at discounted prices, while the oil travels right past points in Canada that are importing fuels at world prices. We should keep this raw product at home and export what's left over.