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Carney promises to scrap carbon pricing if he becomes Prime Minister (archive.is)
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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.

Original: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-mark-carney-consumer-carbon-tax-liberal-leadership-race/

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[–] Someone -1 points 2 months ago

Regardless of whether I can afford to make those choices, I'm not even given the opportunity to choose as I rent. My landlord isn't the one who will save on utilities or save money by having an EV. You could argue I could move to a more efficient rental, but prices have gone up so much since I moved here I could save 100% of all my energy costs and I'd still end up paying more.

So I agree in that the carbon tax can't change my usage, it only makes things less affordable.