The Truth About Trudeau’s Carbon Tax

[@tamiewert808]

I live in BC and i do not receive any refunds from carbon taxes due to income. I still drive the same amount, and I still heat my home, etc. Let's be honest, this is just another tax, which will only hurt those least able to withstand it! We are sick of taxes and the voters will show this in the end!

[@77feyonx]

BC isn't part of the federal program, so you're ineligible to receive the federal rebate

[@debbielockhart7762]

​@@77feyonxThey know that. That's why they said they don't get rebates. I'm also in BC and get no rebate. The whole carbon tax is bullshit.

[@77feyonx]

@debbielockhart7762 read the op... no rebate is being blamed on income, not the fact that BC folks don't get rebates as they're not part of the federal program. Being anti carbon tax is the equivalent of telling the world that your IQ rivals PGA golf scores....

[@flyinphil42]

BC is a leftist socialist government, it’s no surprise they managed to make the carbon tax into a revenue stream. People in BC get hammered every which way with taxes and get next to nothing in return .

[@77feyonx]

@@corce209 and go where? Alberta? Lolllll

[@anitacho9023]

It is a scam ... nothing about carbon

[@NolanMatthias]

What's it about?

[@odude]

​@@NolanMatthias My guesses for the true underlying motivations would be ideology, centralizing power and the economy, expanding federal bureaucracy through greater taxation. Federal spending is completely out of all proportions and still growing. The pattern is very clear. The ideology of the ruling class in Canada revolves heavily around giving more power and a greater share of GDP to governing bodies, and taking away purchasing power and influence from the population. The amount of federal employees has grown by 40% in the last 8 years or so, but acquiring power has a bad rap, the cloak of virtue that environmental concerns provide is very effective. Even to one's own conscience.

[@stevepearsall]

@@NolanMatthiascontrol.

[@donaldmillen2163]

Its all a scam

[@StinkPickle4000]

@@donaldmillen2163 Life is a scam!

[@Canada510]

Carbon tax on necessasities is a total insane . Can you stop heating home in winter ? Can you stop driving car to workplace ? Can you stop buying local food products ? Apart from this toronto mayor is thinking of Rain tax ..

[@NolanMatthias]

I hope you're kidding about the rain tax

[@DieselPowerLifter]

No, he’s not. There was a headline about it last week in Toronto.

[@moosedupont8633]

Actually they have been talking about the rain tax (roof tax) for years...they are actually mandating it in certain states in the U.S. Look up a story about an individual in the States that built a run-off from his roof to collect the water to avoid sending it down the storm drains - the Government went after him claiming he was willfully avoiding paying his tax on this law...what they do in Parliament is vote something in and years later they enact it - claiming it has been a law on the books for years! The rain tax is definitely another shaft to the tax payer they are going to be bringing in...when does it end? When you are dead I guess!

[@DBeau73]

Carbon tax on necessasities is a total insane . Can you stop heating home in winter ? No, but I don't heat with oil, but with green energy. Can you stop driving car to workplace ? Yes. Damn parking in downtown is 400$/month, there's even talk about increasing it to 500$/month. I do take my bicycle during summer and get a good workout at the same time. Also, you can get an electrical car that doesn't get dinged on the carbon tax. Can you stop buying local food products ? More than just local products, most of it comes from the US and Mexico that all have high gas prices. But Farmers are exempt of the carbon tax. So just transportation. Apart from this toronto mayor is thinking of Rain tax .. Overall, you can stop the carbon tax on your own for the most part.

[@Canada510]

@@NolanMatthias Toronto Mayor is thinking about rain tax after largest hike of property tax .

[@bubbajay1934]

Can you imagine if the rest of Canada forced commercial fisherman to stop fishing? That is exactly what they are doing to Alberta. Why would we want to remain in a confederation that wants to destroy the one industry that keeps our books balanced and food on the table? I suppose we could add Alberta farmers and ranchers to that as well. Revenue generated from recourses beats borrowing money every day of the week! That is one of many reasons Albertans want out.

[@joshdoddadbod]

I dont care what anyone says, stealing my money is not the right way to reduce carbon emissions, especially when Canada is only responsible for approx 1.5% of global ghg emissions.

[@NolanMatthias]

Agreed

[@DBeau73]

Governments have been doing that for years. Now you are complaining? They tax your income, your savings, your inheritance that has been taxed in income and savings already. That you like it or not, stealing money isn't just a Liberal thing. Provincial and municipal government do it. Yet when there's major weather damages we all beg the government to give us some cash. Same with the services and all. What I don't like is that the Federal is expanding laws that should only apply to a province or 2 and make a blanket statement.

[@StinkPickle4000]

You're just pissed because you got to pollute for cheap. Now someone says "hey you have to pay a lil more to do that" you think someone is stealing money from you? What about you dumping your gas in my atmosphere? Would you like me to leave a turd on your door stop?

[@CalebGurba]

Incorperating carbon tax on gasoline and diesel, adds cost to shipping goods and products, and to farmers. If you start to tax at the bottom of the production chain, its 20-30% profit margin increase affects every single consumer/distributer/supplier on the way to the final consumer. Add that each middle man adds another profit margin metric to cover theyre carbon tax, and you have a catastrophe. This is the worst thought out environmental policy the Liberals could have come up with.

[@NolanMatthias]

In isolation, that is true, but carbon taxes are by design meant to be at neutral, which means you can mitigate the inflationary pressure by redistributing the revenue. So I get what you’re saying, however, it only looks at a piece of the puzzle instead of the entire puzzle

[@CalebGurba]

@@NolanMatthias no that's the whole puzzle, business charges to make profits, so every dollar you cost them they will make you pay 20-30 percent more for. The Canadian government is only rebating/spending/ hoarding the taxes they charge not the extra interest every middle man is charging to keep margins on check. Not to mention since they only give back a portion they take, and don't help build/innovate new better tech it doesn't even help the carbon dioxide output of the nation, and it pushes manufacturing to outsourced country's that don't give a damn how they make power/or their emissions. It's 100 percent trash. Not to mention before the carbon tax, people were already excited about cheaper cleaner solutions, our government was already a part of the nuclear fusion program, and we have fission technology. There is absolutely no need to push a carbon tax here.

[@CalebGurba]

Not to mention the GST they charge on the carbon tax that I doubt they factor in. Which again is exponential across suppliers and distribution

[@NolanMatthias]

@@CalebGurba this is why it’s so important not to mistake the news for research journals

[@CalebGurba]

​@@NolanMatthiasI agree the news needs to do a better job reflecting the studies and reporting facts not opinions. 8:13 you say that the taxes on transportation fuels are proportional because the wealthy drive larger vehicles and drive more often. I would argue that in Canada we have a significant rural population, and our winter season that disproportionately punishes the middle class farmers and county residents by taxing transportation fuels. It's the reason why dyed fuel is a thing.

[@k1e1v1i1n]

Canada has 30% of the whole worlds forests. we are in a carbon deficit there is no need for a tax we only make up 1.5% of the worlds pollution. if Canada disappeared off the planet tomorrow the would would be worse off. no amount of taxes we pay even if we 100x the amount we will make no difference.

[@NolanMatthias]

What is the carbon tax lowered your overall taxes?

[@k1e1v1i1n]

@@NolanMatthias I am a middle aged single male. there are no taxes or programs made to make my life easier lol I should have had 4 kids and married if I wanted toe Gov to even look my way a little . I am not part of their "80%" also I don't know anyone who is. thats not 100% fair maybe single middle aged women are in the same boat but I wouldn't know :P

[@NolanMatthias]

@@k1e1v1i1n agreed they really created enemies out of a large majority of Canadians. Haven’t they?

[@k1e1v1i1n]

@@NolanMatthias I'm not a huge fan of the communist country this is becoming. I am already paying for other peoples daycare, dentist appointments, birth control and diabetes meds and now school lunches is next. I am sure these programs help some people out there but maybe if we were not all taxed to death these programs might not be needed. the Gov just gets bigger and bigger each year and we become more and more dependent on it. I think we need to follow the Argentina's chainsaw guys method of Government reform

[@77feyonx]

​@k1e1v1i1n Well, our taxes paid for your education that clearly didn't take. I'd like my tax dollars back.

[@conway2121]

Canadians are already severely over taxed when does this government think we are gonna find this money we pay ridiculous amount in payroll taxes and everything we buy is taxed 50 fn times it is totally ridiculous all of it.

[@refixed]

Great video. As a guy living in cottage country who needs a big diesel truck for work, my last calculation had me at -$200 per month due to the carbon tax, and I'm sure that calculator doesn't take into account the full snowball effect of this tax on all my purchases. I have a degree in economics, I can wrap my head around carbon tax theory; what I don't get is how this government thinks that we as Canadians, causing less than 1.9% of worldwide carbon emissions, can do a single thing to mitigate climate change? It takes an absolutely insane level of inflated self-importance to think otherwise (sadly, that probably describes our dear leader to a T). Our land mass makes us a HUGE carbon sink; Canada is ranked 88th in CO2 emissions per square km. Russia, the only country with a larger landmass than us, and a far poorer country, produces nearly double the CO2 emissions per km2 than we do. The US, the 4th largest country, produces 6x more emissions per square km2. China, the third largest country by land mass, produces 20x more emissions per km2. We are not the problem, and instead of making our exports and economy less competitive in the world, this government should be embracing our huge competitive advantage: our massive, clean resources sector.

[@NolanMatthias]

I think he looks at it as a way to do wealth transfer, and not much else.

[@DBeau73]

11th in 2022 in total emission. Easy to go by land mass and say we are 88th. But it is kind of scary since in 2022, we were only ranked the 38th most populated country in the world and CO2 per capita is we were 12th in the world. Even the US is producing less than us per capita. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_dioxide_emissions Harper's plan was a total dud when it came to Carbon emissions. He gave billions to the corporations to go green and they have done none of it. They took the money and said thank you suckers. Is the Liberals plan good? It sure could be better like everything. Does it work? That we have increased our CO2 emission by 132.2% in 2022 compared to 1990 isn't good numbers to rely on since the population almost double since. But getting numbers for other sites, in 2015 we were producing over 700,0000 Kilotons a year. So if we're only at 582,000 kilotons a year. The Liberals reduced the emissions by 118,000 kilotons. Even more so, we used to be the 7th worse in the world and now 11th since the Libs took over. So yes, make yourself feel good by using Km2. We all know that 80% of that land is unpopulated and if we remove it, we'd probably end up being first.

[@zanxu3918]

This tax has come at the worst time. Right in the middle of an affordability crisis and on April first? If you a government that wanted to enact policies that would be carried out you need to convince the public and the provinces first. This is just going to get them kicked out that much faster and make the conservatives look that much better when they repeal it.

[@DBeau73]

@@zanxu3918 It isn't a new tax, it is an increase of an old one. The increase does come at a bad time, but that is the Fiscal year start for the government of April first. As for policies, no government is going to ask how you feel about it. The Conservatives enacted laws hidden among other laws and most of these were struck down after the fact because they were unconstitutional. As far as the next government, hope that the Conservatives gain a majority or else they will be outvoted by all the parties that supported the carbon tax. NDP, Libs and Block. So how many of these MPs actually asked their constituents if they were for it? Province were force fed it and of course some agreed to it.

[@zanxu3918]

@@DBeau73 my original point was that the timing of this tax hike was very bad. They libs are already low on the polls and this won’t help. They have given the conservatives an easy lay up. Now they can blame anything on the libs. Especially when everyone is concerned about affordability. The libs could have easily pushed back the hike and tried to address what was on the mind of most Canadians and perhaps gained some votes and revisit the carbon tax in a year or two. Now they’re just going to keep falling in the polls and we may just see a majority government with the conservatives on top. Winning the battle losing the war.

[@davidconroy5683]

It’s not just carbon tax it’s the insane scandals and abusive spending.

[@tvted6160]

Justin works for Clause. He does whatever he says.

[@NolanMatthias]

Santa Clause?

[@tvted6160]

@@NolanMatthias I’m unable to spell it correctly thanks to KZbin’s censorship.

[@conway2121]

they are lying farmers are hanging on by a thread wont be long they will have to sell or shut down this is ridiculous.

[@donaldmillen2163]

No is just lining a liberal pocket

[@StinkPickle4000]

If you're net negative with this tax you're using too much and society would like you to tone it down a bit. Like being asked to turn your volume down, no one said you have to turn it off. Me? I work in the oil patch and am somehow still ahead with the new increase.

[@MaxAntihero11]

So this idea that Canada isn’t the first country doing a carbon tax doesn’t validate that the first carbon tax’s were a good idea. It seems to me governments enjoy recycling bad ideas over and over. A couple examples. In Toronto they are proposing taxing you on the rain water that is displaced by your roof. This was proposed where I live and was scrapped. Example two. The rabbit population in Australia. The emu war in Australia and the European deer off the coast of Vancouver. Seems to me that carbon pricing ends up being inflationary and I believe governments love it because it’s a compounded tax. So because energy is an input for everything in the economy a consumer may be hit with the carbon tax several times on a finished good in Canada meaning Canada is less competitive in every sector. So with industry/ manufacturing leaving to countries with lower environment and safety standards Canada is contributing to making the world worse off as a hole even if we don’t see it because it’s in another country.

[@NolanMatthias]

No, but the data supports it. There is literally nothing to support that it is a bad idea other than conjecture

[@MaxAntihero11]

@@NolanMatthias so in bc with the money government has taken in taxes has it built any machine to capture carbon? Or has the money just been used to hand out safe supply hard drugs to children and organized crime?

[@epictetus3406]

​@@MaxAntihero11precisely

[@StinkPickle4000]

@@MaxAntihero11 Capturing carbon released into atmosphere is pointless. Entropy. BC's Tax HAS reduced emissions before being released. That is the point. There is a price on your water waste, your solid waste, why are you surprised people want to put a price on your gas waste?

[@MaxAntihero11]

@@StinkPickle4000 so in the town I live in in bc 60% of the solid waste sewage that is dumped into the river is untreated. Can you calculate for me the difference in co2 released if bc was sending LnG to Asia for cheaper energy than coal. What would the difference been in co2 if Asia burnt nat gas instead of coal. How much damage has Canada actually done with these regressive policies?

[@LCculater]

I want to know where the extra tax is going because money doesn’t stop any carbon problem which Canada doesn’t have ?

[@islandaerial3414]

C02 is 0.04% of the earth's atmosphere. The planet is in a 'carbon' DEFICIT ffs

[@NolanMatthias]

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[@StinkPickle4000]

That is not what deficit means. CO2 used to be .03%. The amount of CO2 in earth atmosphere is increasing due to human activity; ergo not a deficit. ffs...

[@islandaerial3414]

@@StinkPickle4000 Deficit means the earth requires MORE C02. How do you think plants and crops grow? Ask any greenhouse operation what level pf C02 is best for crops. You might want to check in with Dr Patrick Moore, Tony Heller, Dr Judith Curry among others whom have proof to the contrary

[@StinkPickle4000]

​@@islandaerial3414 Dr Patrick Moore, Tony Heller, Dr Judith Curry all admit that CO2 levels are rising. CO2 Levels are rising. This implies a net gain. Net gain is the opposite of deficit. Since industrial revolution we have been doing our damndest, it would seem, to fix this so called "deficit" of yours.

[@milo-qh7cv]

for once i would be happy to have more co2 in the air as plants will grow faster and bigger, instead have to add co2 for it in a greenhouse

[@farmboy4012]

Canadians are tired of being told this is good for us.

[@NolanMatthias]

Did you watch until the end?

[@farmboy4012]

@@NolanMatthias Yes, I don`t care if it works , I am sick of being taxed to death.

[@StinkPickle4000]

@@farmboy4012 I'm sick of needless idling vehicles. I don't care what excuse the driver has for it. If you're net negative with this tax society would like you to change your behavior.

[@farmboy4012]

The majority of Canadians don`t want this tax, I can`t wait till the government layoffs start.@@StinkPickle4000

[@stevecross216]

The carbon tax in BC has shown no improvement in emissions in the past 10 years. BC is the most expensive in all aspects of living and is unaffordable! Farmers have been hit hard as it hurts their competitiveness on the world market this has been thoroughly examined and reported. Ask a farmer! Yes I agree Trudeau’s time has come and his impact will be felt by generations to come.

[@MemineAussi]

Nolan, the price of gold in Cdn dollars is now $3100-ish. A video explaining why it's gone this high would be appreciated!

[@NolanMatthias]

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[@eyadsaheb5672]

Gold is a hedge against uncertainty, and there’s plenty of that right now…

[@MemineAussi]

@@eyadsaheb5672 Do you watch Canadian Prepper?

[@Guy-kn6jt]

It’s because our dollar is back by debt not commodities this is why projects like brics is becoming a major competitor to the US dollar hegemony! The good news is the bank of Canada belongs to us ! So I think it’s important for the bank to purchase gold,silver and yes even bitcoin! The amount of commodities we have should dictate how much our government spends! Meaning it’s vital that we balanced budget legislation!

[@sparky7915]

Trudeau has divided Canada with his carbon tax. Some people pay the full amount, some people pay less and some people don't pay any. Not fair. Everybody uses some kind of fuel like gasoline or kerosene or propane or diesel or whatever. There is a tax on fuel that affects every business and everybody. A business like a grocery store will pass on their increased costs to the consumer. The consumer is already paying more to run his car and heat his home. Now the consumer pays more for food. Also, the consumer will pay more for everything in his life. Everything is intertwined. A tax on one business affects another. But adding on gst on top of the carbon tax is double taxation. We get a rebate on the carbon tax but not the gst. A great and simple way to help reduce emissions is to plant trees. An ordinary tree which is about 1 to 2 feet in diameter and about 30 to 50 feet high removes about 1 ton of CO2 out of the air in a year. Trudeau in 2019 pledged to plant 2 BILLION trees. He has only planted about 8 million or 0.4% of the total. Imagine 2 BILLION trees removing 2 BILLION tons of CO2 out of the air. Easy. Affordable. Tax free. In my area there are lots of farmers who have trashed a few acres of forest to increase the size of their farmland. They have many very big piles of brush that they burn. The piles smolder for weeks until there is nothing left. Imagine how much CO2 is pumped into the air. Then add in the CO2 from burning leaves and other things and now you have a huge amount of CO2 pumped into the air. Generally speaking most of us can not switch over to an electric vehicle. It is just too expensive for us. We are stuck driving our gas or diesel vehicles and paying this carbon tax. Also, there are not enough charging stations around. Can our electric grid support lots of electric vehicles? In a few years there will be no more new gas vehicles for sale. Who will be able to buy a new electric vehicle? What if Trudeau had foresight 8 years ago and invested in hydrogen vehicles? According to a study done in 2020 he could have created over 300 000 good paying jobs. Canada has lots of natural gas. Besides natural gas hydrogen can be made from water. Next Trudeau could have "invited" Toyota and Volkswagen to build hydrogen vehicle plants in Canada. Hydrogen vehicles are cheaper to build and are better suited to a cold climate. That would have provided a lot more good paying jobs for Canadians. Maybe we could have already had a choice of hydrogen vehicles of all kinds or electric vehicles. So this carbon tax will not benefit the ordinary Canadian. It will only benefit a business that can reduce its costs by reducing emissions. Meanwhile we keep polluting with our vehicles. We can't reduce our emissions. Other businesses will only pass on their increased costs to the consumer. We pay more for everything. The government has increased income.

[@StinkPickle4000]

You pay for sewage/liquid waste! You pay for solid waste! Why you think your gaseous waste is free!?!?!?!?!?

[@StinkPickle4000]

Also technically Harper's tax, Trudeau just upped it

[@nitrokid5950]

Carbon tax will never go down only up!

[@nitrokid5950]

No one has shown the work of the climate tax or where that money is!

[@billryan8707]

We are in danger of carbon being to low .For growth of the plant life we must get the numbers up We are still coming out of the last ice age. If only people did there proper research.See Patrick Moore co founder of Green peace

[@StinkPickle4000]

Your logic and eloquence betrays your climate credibility.

[@StinkPickle4000]

Carbon Price will have to be same price as oil extraction for a tax on it to work.

[@rico_cavalierie]

Canada, a country mostly North of the 49th parallel. As such the average temperatures are lower than places closer to the equator. Anyone armed with this knowledge would also consider it to be reasonable that it will take more energy to stay warm. That said, we still only add a minute amount of carbon... Even less than what we spend on defence!

[@StinkPickle4000]

That's why the whole world should move to Oregon/California, nice temperate environment! Environmentalists/Canadians don't seem to understand that we are a resource extraction country we are not good for the environment. Expanding our population and way of life is not good for the environment. No EV, solar panel or heat pump will fix that. Perhaps we could lead innovation in reducing our carbon footprint per capita in cold climates? Maybe that will be something Canadians can be proud they did for their's and the global environment ?

[@MBR4740]

If you’re getting a refund, it means they charged you too much - except for the middle class who largely get little or zero refunds. Carbon tax is a wealth redistribution scheme and often goes to people who don’t even own a vehicle, don’t consume gasoline and don’t own a house.

[@NolanMatthias]

The way it is set up in Canada, it absolutely is. Covered that at the end of the video in case you missed it

[@user-yp8ql9eh1l]

Someone needs the money for his private jet 😂

[@NolanMatthias]

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[@eyadsaheb5672]

Good analysis

[@NolanMatthias]

Thank you!

[@aaronvallejo8220]

Good video. Canadian carbon emissions have been reduced by 6%.

[@NolanMatthias]

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[@rjlhee3781]

It is a scam because there is no alternative to driving. Public transportation is unreliable. The biking infrastructure is terrible. It is also a scam because it taxes necessities.

[@robertromero735]

Scam is legal in canada😅😂😂

[@TheSmartymind]

If I get $ more than I pay for carbon, why would I want to reduce fossil fuel consumption. This means, I should be able to enjoy my V8 Mustang as usual because there could be no financial impact.

[@StinkPickle4000]

That means that even though your blasting ur v8 around canyons the deemed "average" Canadian chugs way more carbon than you! The government isn't after weekend drivers, but would like those idling their trucks 24/7 November to February to maybe take it a bit easier.

[@TheSmartymind]

@@StinkPickle4000 I guess my point is the carbon tax is a nonsense. JT keeps saying placing a price on pollution and at the same time putting more $$ back to people's pocket. I have no incentive to not driving my V8 based on JT's propaganda.

[@StinkPickle4000]

@@TheSmartymind First; the conservatives implemented this tax. It is Harpers Tax. The previous governments have failed to increase the tax slowly so now we get jammed with huge tax hikes. Putting a price on pollution is necessary. Right now its free to dump waste into the sky. Based on JT's "propaganda" the cost of driving ur V8 has gone up, its an incentive to drive ur V8 less. No one is trying to take it away from you!

[@trevorrose6223]

The fact that you say carbon tax does not make farmers less competitive is sad. Canadian farmer have been less competitive on the world market since we started with the carbon tax. Every part of the supply chain from getting products to the farm to sending products off the farm is hit with this the buyers distributor shippers all have an added cost but it must all disappear at the port and balance itself lol. Go talk To farmers and put down the data collected by people Who get government grants to study this stuff. Or just look up Videos farmers have made Explaining it on KZbin.

[@DBeau73]

Very good outlook toward the financial aspect of it. Yes, most people are loosing because they either use fossil fuels that create the carbon emissions. 100% agree that for most part, but it is only the financial aspect of the Carbon tax right now. You haven't covered the impact on weather and the financial cost that the storms in May 2022 caused, all the new tornadoes and the financial aspect of that, the floods and the financial aspect of those. Maybe even the complaints of farmers that are saying that there wasn't enough snow and it will affect the crops this year. Have you calculated that? And who do you think will face the consequences of these extreme weather conditions?

[@epictetus3406]

If you believe that a carbon tax will stop weather occurrences there is no hope for you. That is absolutely insane.

[@DBeau73]

@@epictetus3406 Are you mental? The tax is to make us go green and slow the effects of CO2 on the environment. We may live on this planet, but we are also destroying everything because some folks are set in their ways and don't want to change.

[@StinkPickle4000]

@@epictetus3406 There is a cost to your solid waste and your liquid waste, why are you surprised there should be a cost to you gaseous waste?

[@gerhartleischner9806]

In the next election let us push to not only axe the carbon tax but axe the CO2/climate change policy as well & get back to fighting real pollution & bring back hope & common sense to Canada. People owe it to themselves to hear the truth about the climate and the real necessity of CO2. A good start is to watch “Climate:The Movie”. Also, check out DeSmog’s list of climate change deniers (common sense professionals to us)

[@NolanMatthias]

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[@StinkPickle4000]

I'm tired of people dumping their gaseous waste for free! Just like you pay for sewage and you pay dump fee's you ought to be paying for emissions. What gives you the right to dump into the atmosphere for free? That is real pollution regardless of climate change

[@gerhartleischner9806]

@@StinkPickle4000 I for one enjoy a green planet. As for the idea that is CO2 is directly responsible for whatever level of climate change that has occurred since day one, I respectfully suggest to throw it in the sewage that I pay for.

[@TheSmartymind]

What you say is theory or ideology because you use words like "suppose to". In reality, open your eyes and look at what is happening in Canada.

[@StinkPickle4000]

You mean like forest fires and increasingly extreme weather?

[@TheSmartymind]

@@StinkPickle4000 This is your belief that forest fires and extreme weather are caused by GHG. Another science is the ocean temperature changes due to underwater volcano activities that moves the climate pattern. I am not agreeing human should polluting the earth freely. But, the carbon tax at its current form would not have any impact to climate change and it would only push Canadians to suffer greatly due to economic breakdown.

[@DeltaFH]

Has the luxury to care about carbon/the environment over cost of living ✔ Admits it impacts the lower class more, but doesn't want any solution that he doesn't also get ✔ You spent most of your time reading from a study, but when you got to the "data" you just said the data supports this without elaborating more. The fact of the matter is the economy is in incredibly rough shape, anyone who has the privilege to focus on the environment over the cost of living is completely out of touch at best and an enemy to the common people at worst. Perhaps, a tax like this wouldn't have been so hostilely received back when the economy was in quite a boom, but doing something like this now is completely tone deaf. In addition, it is completely stupid to implement policies like this that at best "have no impact" on our industries, while other much larger carbon producers, China and India continue to expand their industry/agriculture. Canada puts itself at a disadvantage on the world stage implementing all of these limitations when other nations do not. Most people alive right now will not live to see if any of these measures even matter, but most people will live to see them priced out of ever owning a house, being able to continue to put food on the table, and having any degree of the quality of life we did before this. Unfortunately for you, no matter how much boot licking you do as a petty bourgeoisie, it will not get you into the club. You too will go to the glue factory, just like Boxer from Animal Farm.

[@NolanMatthias]

You’re right, I should have put the numbers in there

[@yukonflat5468]

Axe the Tax!!!

[@StinkPickle4000]

I agree I want to dump my sewage and solid waste for free too!!!

[@rrusselljr67]

You lost me at carbon targets not being met and or haven't been met. hahaha

[@NolanMatthias]

Clearly cause I’m pretty sure I didn’t say that lol

[@rrusselljr67]

@@NolanMatthias lol My only question would be, given the research you had done. What did you find with the carbon taxes around the globe in terms of percentage? Much lower where it was implemented or higher?

[@NolanMatthias]

@@rrusselljr67 I didn’t look at them relative to other countries. My main point however, was that they can be beneficial when done properly, but you had to watch to the end for the conclusion, which was that Canada got it all wrong.

[@rrusselljr67]

@@NolanMatthias I did watch to the end, and I am in complete agreement the Liberals didn’t present or implement this program as well as many others during their time in office correctly.

[@hulkincredible222]

Good video but as a regular viewer of your channel, here is a quick feedback: 1. Video started off on a good note with facts about carbon tax and how effective or not effective was it. 2. However, I was waiting for those facts to percolate into numbers and never saw any numbers so it seemed as if the article was read and given but without any substantiative figures to support them 3. It would have been good to just stick to the facts without even referring political parties. It was good when you suggested what liberals could have done differently. However it very quickly downgraded from facts to opinion on how this will be the demise of Ts career 4. Cannot emphasize this enough but the ending note on Ts career demise again seemed like a deviation from carbon pricing facts to political opinion or more how to receive a higher acceptance rate for videos. Most viewers on this channel are by design numbers oriented and would like stay clear of political opinions for or against any XYZ leader. We have our mini govts to run in our own household and at the end of the day, whichever tax or rebate puts more money in the pocket and makes life better off is the one that we care for the most

[@NolanMatthias]

I appreciate the feedback. I will push back though on the political piece’s as they are very much based in fact. They are at best accurate and at worst a valid forecast as opposed to opinion.

[@careydedo3621]

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[@NolanMatthias]

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[@nucks4cup75]

BC isn't a proper comparison to the rest of the country. First off, its climate is very different from the rest of the country. It's the only place in the country where an EV can be driven all year round because in the lower mainland, temperatures rarely go under -5C. So EVs are far more effective in the winter months, as are heat pumps. Those are viable options. Also, BCs electrical grid is one of the best and cleanest in the world. And BC is a very tech hungry region. It's part of the culture to have the latest and greatest tech. And finally, BC is one of the highest earning population in the country too. So it is a bit easier to afford the adoption of these new technologies. So the adoption rate here in BC is far more dependent on those reasons, and much less on taxation. Just a note. Only 13% of BC residents qualify for the maximum carbon rebate, and it's a sliding scale attached to income and is reduced as your income grows. Status. Min income. Max income Single. $39.000. $61,000 Couple. $50,000. $83,000 Cpl +1. $50,000. $88,000 Cpl +2. $50,000. $94,000 Cpl +3. $50,000. $100,000 Max continues to rise $6000 per child. Cpl can mean either spouses, or single + first child. You get $450 (+ $225 for spouse or first child, + $112.50 per additional child) if you earn the minimum. It slides until you hit your maximum, where it then hits zero. Just like the rest of the country, it's split evenly in four quarters and added to your GST. last I checked, the average payout of those eligible was around $60 per quarter. 70% of British Columbian families are over these maximums. So it basically makes these rebate dead. It's the only place in the country that effectively killed the net zero policy by adding an attachment to income. Everywhere else gets it no matter what you make. And it is becoming the most hated tax among British Columbians. It has not resulted in the drop of emissions. BC culture has.