Carbon Tax 2.0?

[CouchPotato]

Tories battling back against Carney Liberals' 'Carbon Tax 2.0'

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Speaking to reporters from a gas station in P.E.I.’s capital of Charlottetown, Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday morning that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s axing of the consumer carbon tax wasn’t what it seemed — claiming the government’s Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR) will force Canadians to pay at the pumps what they would have saved through the elimination of the carbon tax.

“According to the Parliamentary Budget Officer, it will add 17 cents per litre to gas,” Poilievre said. “What did the last carbon tax add to your gas? Seventeen cents per litre. The new tax is starting to look a lot like the old tax, and Mark Carney thinks no one will notice.”

https://torontosun.com/news/tories-battling-back-against-carney-liberals-carbon-tax-2-0

 

Yay

Edited August 27, 2025 by CouchPotato

[Shady]

Carney wants to make Canadian businesses less competitive in the midst of a trade war.  Why do we keep electing these a-holes?

[herbie]

Yay yay bring back whaling too! Ban catalytic converters! Put the lead back in paint and gasoline and mercury back in thermometers and fillings. Make CocaCola double the sugar content.
Force automakers to add 8 speeds in reverse so we can keep up with the new conservative ideology.

[Moonbox]

Isn't the CFR from 2022 or 2023?  

[ExFlyer]

What is “Carbon Tax 2.0.”? Besides something PP made up?  More of PP fear-mongering.

Clean Fuel Regulation is about the gasoline and diesel Canadians use every day will become progressively cleaner over time and affordable alternatives will be increasingly available to consumers.

There is no tax...it is just a regulation to make fuel cleaner. 

https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2022-140/index.html

Edited August 29, 2025 by ExFlyer

[Venandi]

20 hours ago, herbie said:

Yay yay bring back whaling too! Ban catalytic converters! Put the lead back in paint and gasoline and mercury back in thermometers and fillings. Make CocaCola double the sugar content.

Still licking ketchup off that pressure treated picnic table eh?

[Aristides]

7 hours ago, Venandi said:

Still licking ketchup off that pressure treated picnic table eh?

I’ve never seen a picnic table made of pressure treated wood. Is that a thing where you live?

[LinkSoul60]

On 8/27/2025 at 1:52 PM, Shady said:

Carney wants to make Canadian businesses less competitive in the midst of a trade war.  Why do we keep electing these a-holes?

Because he was a far better choice than the a-hole who thought he was Canada's version of Trump?

[Shady]

1 hour ago, LinkSoul60 said:

Because he was a far better choice than the a-hole who thought he was Canada's version of Trump?

Yes he is the Canadian version of Trump in that he actually puts Canadians first.  There would be no industrial carbon tax if Pierre had one, to the benefit of Canadian industry that has to complete globally, particularly with China and the United States.  Thank you for making my point.

[August1991]

I strongly favour a tax on CO2 emissions. That's it, that's all.

I strongly object to subsidies for e-cars, windmills, solar panels and so on.

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The US would be viable if it merely taxed CO2.

Edited August 30, 2025 by August1991

[Venandi]

10 hours ago, Aristides said:

I’ve never seen a picnic table made of pressure treated wood. Is that a thing where you live?

I make them out of cedar but most of the commercially available ones back in the day were.... the wood is dipped now as opposed to being subjected to pressure with (gasp) toxic chemicals. Even back then (for people who didn't want the expense of cedar), I'd make the tops out of untreated wood. 

On that note though, one of my pet peeves is that you can't get (things like) pressure treated 5/4 decking anymore and it shows.... some boards need replacing after 7-8 years on ground level decks that absorb moisture from below. A false economy and horridly wasteful IMO, especially in a world were Herbs are trying to save the planet... all that was needed was common sense. 

Another pet peeve is the limitation on deet in mosquito repellants here I think it's about 35% or so now.. People were slapping 95% deet on babies in the city so it's banned now. Those leading the charge on this (the Herbs of the world) will say "nobody needs 95% deet." I say, "get your chainsaw and follow me to da swamp... I'll make you a believer."

I stocked up before the ban.

While I'm on a roll here, might as well mention appliances built to fail after 10 years, there are mountains of them at the recycling centres. Replacing a compressor costs more than a new fridge and Herb doesn't even bat an eye at the waste. 

My fav though is the war against plastic bags in grocery stores. just behind those swinging doors (where Herb never looks) are pallets wrapped in acres of shrink wrap... ask any forklift operator.

I could go on at length but I'll spare you... it's a land of make believe. While Robo is coordinating with 195 separate countries to get a deal on emissions that will prevent forest fires, Herb is busy pumping raw sewage into the costal waters off BC and eating oysters on the half shell. Not sure which of those efforts is the most insane but the competition for first place is fun to watch.

 

 

Edited August 30, 2025 by Venandi

[LinkSoul60]

13 hours ago, Shady said:

Yes he is the Canadian version of Trump in that he actually puts Canadians first.  There would be no industrial carbon tax if Pierre had one, to the benefit of Canadian industry that has to complete globally, particularly with China and the United States.  Thank you for making my point.

That's real debatable given his voting record...