'If we say no, we get Trudeau': Manitoba environment minister backs carbon tax

[mentalfloss]

Suddenly, and without any warning, there was a change in tune about carbon taxes from the Conservatives in Manitoba.

:lol:

'If we say no, we get Trudeau': Manitoba environment minister backs carbon tax

Manitoba Sustainable Development Minister Rochelle Squires issued a warning to Progressive Conservative Party members Saturday as she pitched her government's carbon tax plan.

"If we say no, we get Trudeau."

Squires spoke at the PC annual general meeting at the Winnipeg convention centre to outline the government's green plan, including the "made-in-Manitoba carbon plan" released last week.

That plan will put in place what she called a "flat like the prairie horizon" $25-per-tonne tax on carbon from 2018-22.

To sway party members who might disagree with the tax, Squires cited the effects of droughts and floods on farmers, shorter sea ice seasons on polar bears, and wildfires that raged into September.

She said the provincial government doesn't have a choice.

"You might think there is an option in carbon pricing," Squires said. "There is no option. If we say no, we get Trudeau," she said, urging the crowd to repeat the rhyme with her.

'If we say no, we get Trudeau': Manitoba environment minister backs carbon tax - Manitoba - CBC News

 

[Danbones]

Yes, billions in tax payer rape will bring out the planted spies every time

global warming will soon go the way of all the hollywood pedophiles

 

[Curious Cdn]

Why would the Manitoba government want to be left out of a revenue grabbing scam like "carbon tax", eh?

 

[captain morgan]

Why would the Manitoba government want to be left out of a revenue grabbing scam like "carbon tax", eh?

Tater' tot's gvt has given Mb the option to take it, or take it.

 

[White_Unifier]

Why would the Manitoba government want to be left out of a revenue grabbing scam like "carbon tax", eh?

The difference is that a conservative carbon tax will probably go hand in hand with a reduction in other taxes to make it revenue neutral.

 

[Vbeacher]

These climate change politicians portray carbon taxes or carbon cap and trade schemes as the solution to global warming. It's not. Saying so is blatantly dishonest. The fact is Canada is going to spend hundreds of billions on this nonsense and damage our economy for no actual gain. The only people making real attempts at reducing carbon emissions are western Europe, Canada and a few others. Most of the world is racing to build as many coal fired power plants as they can, hundreds going up every year. We are NOT going to stop the growth of CO2, so even if you believe that's what's causing global warming you should be looking instead at efforts to address the impact.

 

[PoliticalNick]

'If we say no, we get Trudeau':

How about we just say no and shoot Trudeau!

 

[Hoid]

because if Trudeau gets shot carbon taxes are ended?

seriously?

 

[petros]

So they don't trust Trudeau? Why not?

 

[Hoid]

Like him or not if he gets them to bring in a carbon tax he has done his job.

 

[petros]

Sounds like they don't want Trudeau's mitts on their citizens money. Why don't they trust Trudeau with their money?

Is Trudeau a known liar?

 

[PoliticalNick]

Like him or not if he gets them to bring in a carbon tax he has done his job.

Oh great....another special snowflake who believes humans control the environment and weather patterns to post inane and banal propaganda on here.

 

[Hoid]

Oh great....another special snowflake who believes humans control the environment and weather patterns to post inane and banal propaganda on here.

is there anyone who still thinks otherwise?

flat earthers perhaps?

 

[DaSleeper]

is there anyone who still thinks otherwise?

flat earthers perhaps?

Oh Avro, grow up with your Flat earth insults for those who don't believe that any warming is man made.
That attempted insult is so old......

 

[Hoid]

What do you call people who refuse to believe in science?

Enlightened?

 

[PoliticalNick]

What do you call people who refuse to believe in science?

Enlightened?

What do you call people who believe in fake science?

 

[petros]

Why don't geologists believe in AGW? Earth scientists yet we don't believe in AGW because AGW is a belief.

Beliefs are not facts.

 

[Curious Cdn]

Why don't geologists believe in AGW?
.

Tabarnac!!!

Lithosphere ...Atmosphere ...almost the same thing!

From whom do Geologists get their pay cheques from, anyway.

 

[Hoid]

The only reasonable debate left is whether we can actually reverse or mitigate the damage that has been done.

That is debatable.

People that still require convincing that is has happened are simply never going to be convinced and frankly they don't even matter.

They also don't understand the Laws of Thermodynamics and yet here we are. We exist anyway.

 

[petros]

People that still require convincing that is has happened

What does that mean in Sober?