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Proof positive that he is a politician, and has been a politician since the 80's. Politicians lie, and that is just one of many things he lies about.

That is because the question is totally meaningless. The question should be how much do you want to invest (ie. raise taxes) in improving the immigration system. This is something Leitch doesn't tell you about her little pet project, it costs money - lots of money, a whole hellua lot of money if you want to interview neighbours as you suggested earlier.

He was out surfing, and people decided to have a wedding at the beach. What do you expect would happen? How does that have anything to do with Trudeau, that is called coincidence and the media hounds sniffed it out because he was there.

Trump is not right wing, he is in the special category with Rob Ford.

I don`t see anyone out protesting against special schools (generally high schools) devoted to sports and performing arts.

or stop drifting from a discussion on carbon tax to unrelated nonsense.

Top reason why threads on Carbon tax degrade, because people just can`t accept reality.

He is doing a very little bit on storage (mostly mobile), but there are far more out there that are addressing other issues than him. Then expect a huge tariff on what you import into Canada. The current for global corporate cheaters only so called free trade needs to change. Nobody is being punished, and when the salesman wants to see you that expensive furnace you should run the other way because it is most likely a scam. Sometime the easiest and most productive changes are the cheapest. A lot of those hillbillies driving their pickup trucks are speeding down country lanes with one person in them and nothing in the back, I know I spend a lot of time in the country. They should be punished, because they are the worst offenders of all. They are already benefiting from super low real-estate and municipal taxes, they have nothing to complain about.

Nobody has that tax rate either. You are only talking the tax rate on your income above $200k, and of course not allowing for other deductions.

Nobody is paying 53% taxes.

Yes, I assume the driving force is support any cloning efforts and not real hope of preventing global warming.

Why do we not have Canadians guarding Canadian soil, do the Americans outsource their security or do they use the Marines?

I think this is where the US comes in. The question is if Iran wipes out Israel, would the US retaliate, and how.

I lived in Europe about 30 years ago now. We had 3 different places. 2 with hot water on demand (one was electric, the other natural gas), and one place with a water tank that only heated overnight at a lower rate. The water tank was great for having a shower/bath in the morning once you got used to how much you could use, but you would need to wait till the next day for moe hot water. I really liked the on-demand natural gas, because you basically had unlimited supply of hot water; the only problem was if you wanted scalding hot water (of course many tanks don't heat beyond a specific temperature anyway). The electric hot water also worked, but didn't quite get the same rate of flow as the natural gas but there were multiple units close to the point of use each with a small tank if you wanted a little bit of scalding hot water.

That is the point, is it not? Reward those who generate the smaller carbon footprint the most. Nothing wrong with heating with natural gas, perhaps you need to look at doing it more efficiently. Forced air heating systems have a very wide range of efficiencies, and there is a huge variance in hot water production between different otherwise equivalent families. There are many cases where people have invested in proper insulation and better heating systems and cut their heating (and A/C) bills significantly. Finally put on a sweater in the evening when you are sitting around, that change alone can save hundreds if not thousands a year.

Try reloading the home page. I have seen that issue as well. If that doesn't work, go to your own profile page and start one there, that has always worked for me.

Totally untrue. People pay carbon taxes related to their generation of C02. If you ride public transit then you pay carbon taxes in your fare equal to you contribution to the C02 produced by the transit provider. The fact that they generate far less C02 per rider mile than your SUV is the whole point. If you live in an apartment building heated by natural gas then the carbon tax will be in the natural gas used. Yes, I think there should be some tax on electricity even if it is hydro generated as in BC because there is still a C02 footprint in building those generating stations, etc - over time that will transitioned in as new facilities are added; note that things like gas used by the utility trucks does get added to the electricity so operating costs are included. Wood is a renewable resource, so it is not unlocking carbon sequestered hundreds of millions of years ago.

Yes, and man has upset that equilibrium. and many more don't. The point is those that actually study the matter, except for a few extremist views, do support the theories. Yes, perhaps some plant biologist that never lifts her eye from the microscope starring at triticale is unable to see the larger picture but that doesn't lend much credibility.

No, I am providing an opinion which is what you were doing. Now do you want to get into details why? The world is slowing moving to a non carbon based energy paradigm. That is a given, for many reasons. Canada needs to be a leader or else we are giving away our future for the sake of the profit of a few foreign owned oil companies. That doesn't mean we stop oil today, but we create a roadmap to get us away from our dependence on it. Carbon taxes will incite the private enterprise to make the change, that will be far cheaper than the government paying the cost. Carbon taxes will not, repeat not increase the cost of living; government can reduce taxes in other areas to offset any carbon taxes. They will provide the incentive for using different, more efficient and less polluting sources of energy.

What? Harper rigged elections about a billion times worse than this.

That is a year of year (2015 vs 2014) increase, not versus 2003 as you originally claimed. Read the statscan article, it is very clear. Violent crime has decreased 31% since 2005. (can we stop it now with the escalation in fonts?)

Wrong on all counts. Putting a price on carbon will improve the economy and decrease the cost of living and attract investment and job while reducing the rate of climate change. It is a win, win, win, win, win on all sides. You will notice that I have provided exactly the same substantiation to my claims as you.

Well maybe we shouldn't be dealing with third world companies then. We need regulations for government as well a private enterprise that deals in international trade, but the vested interests with their installed politicians are always lobbying against any regulation. This is most definitely a capitalism problem. Who is the first to scream that private enterprise can do it cheaper?

Yes, but that has nothing to do with the topic at hand. I have never been a supporter of party politics. If you support party politics however, then live by the rules of the party. If you don't like those rules then run as an independent. What is hard to understand about that?