Ottawa will punish Alberta with a higher carbon tax than Quebec: Montreal Economic In

[spilledthebeer]

Ottawa will punish Alberta with a higher carbon tax than Quebec: Montreal Economic Institute

A detailed research report by the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) titled “The Cumulative Impact of Harmful Policies” [PDF] indicates that if a federal carbon tax were to be implemented in Alberta, the province will end up paying 50 per cent more than Quebec.

In full the 60 page document examines the various factors impacting Canada’s energy sector with a particular interest in Alberta.

“There are no valid reasons that justify a carbon tax being 50% higher than the de facto rate currently in effect in Quebec’s cap & trade system, as Alberta’s $30 carbon tax is—and even less to justify it being about twice as high as in Quebec, as the federal tax will be by 2022,” claimed the study.

After being elected, UCP Premier Jason Kenney has indicated his opposition to the province’s $30 a tonne carbon tax implemented by former Premier Rachel Notley.

Currently the province of Quebec has a cap and trade system in effect which was introduced in 2012. The program which has collected $831.44 million in revenue for the government in 2018 currently costs polluters $20.82 a tonne.

Out of all of the provinces in Canada only Quebec has opted for the cap and trade program as a way to reduce carbon emissions. For a brief period in 2018 Ontario was also part of the program until it was cancelled on July 3rd.

As the report indicates by the year 2022, the federal carbon tax for Alberta would be roughly double the amount Quebec has to pay. According to MEI analysts Jean Michaud and Germain Belzile the discrepancy is unjustified.

“To be blunt, there is no reason that justifies such a gap. One province should not pay an effective rate that’s higher than another,” claimed Michaud and Belzile.

“Still, the federal government approved Quebec’s cheaper plan as sufficient to avoid the more expensive federal “backstop” carbon tax. We are therefore punishing certain producers more than others, which will certainly hurt an industry already faced with many problems.”

The Post Millennial reached out to the office of Premier Kenney about the report’s findings but have yet to hear back by the time this article was published.

The MEI report examined various factors including carbon tax revenue, production and consumption before arriving to its final conclusions.

“Finally, a carbon tax should not be the pretext for a cash grab by the government. This means that any carbon tax should be compensated by an equivalent reduction of other taxes, preferably the ones that are the most de-structive in economic terms: corporate taxes on profits and personal income taxes, for example,” suggests the report.

https://www.thepostmillennial.com/o...-tax-than-quebec-montreal-economic-institute/


Do it motherfukkers and see how long Alberta stays in confederation..

This will be the last nail in the coffin and Alberta will leave Canada.. Than Gawd.. join the USA already.

OH Boomer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Alberta Separation is as likely as somebody making a carburater that you can bolt onto your engine and then FUEL the machine with tap water and get 50 MPG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On the PLUS SIDE.................................its only about 8 weeks till Parliament shuts down for the summer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Not nearly enough time to get any real "Screw Alberta" legislation in place!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Our idiot Boy knows this............................................


and so do the pampered LIE-beral Pets in Quebec!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Our idiot Boy is just making NOISE in hope of SCARING people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


He is especially interested in scaring Quebec...................................


since that is were what most of the remaining Lie-beral support group lives!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


This is why Quebec got $11 billion dollars in Federal transfers...........................................


and FLAKY left coast B.C. with its brand new Horgan NDP govt GOT NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



And dont think Quebecois are oblivious to the price of gas in B.C!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Quebecois live in TERROR of such a price hike coming to THEIR province!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


It is going to be a LONG HOT SUMMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


And the blasts of hot air coming from LIE-beral and NDP and Green party campaign headquarters will make it MUCH WORSE!!!!!!!!!


But come October THERE WILL BE CHANGES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


And Alberta can forward to support from ALLIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Hold on.................................


help is coming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Thanks to shameless LIE-berals........................................


and their idiot NDP cousins............................................


Alberta is down....................................


but its not OUT YET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



And for the accountants out there..................................the range of LIE-beral carbon tax on gas currently ranges from about 4 cents per litre to about 9 cents per litre.........................................


depending on how PISSED Our idiot Boy is at each provincial govt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[MHz]

From the NP article.

as well as the (correct) assumption that Ottawa would hand the carbon money back to households.

What the fukk is the point of a tax just to hand the money back to the people that paid it?

It allows for 10,000 people to have (useless) jobs so it looks good on the books.

 

[taxslave]

Low income persons are going to make out the best from this, construction owners and workers, trucking, mining, Oil companies and workers, etc. are the ones that are losing big time and paying for the low income free money bonanza. I travel on average 50+000 km a year with work I will be losing money.

SOme things never change. Those that contribute the least always get the most.

 

[Twin_Moose]

Yep the wealth transfer they were talking about, drug prices will go up next year supply and demand

 

[petros]

It allows for 10,000 people to have (useless) jobs so it looks good on the books.

Take this moment of lucidity and hold on to it as tight as you can.

 

[Cliffy]

Good. Albertans needs to have their pee pees whacked. Buncha whining little pussies.

 

[petros]

Nakusp wouldn't exist any longer if it weren't for Albertans.

 

[spilledthebeer]

It allows for 10,000 people to have (useless) jobs so it looks good on the books.

OH MHz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


SEE WHAT HAPPENS when you HONESTLY study and comprehend western values!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


You are finally RIGHT FOR ONCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


The LIE-beral carbon crap and trade tax SCAM is all about buying votes for LIE-berals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Just as I have been saying all along!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Now all you need to do is make the final jump into logic..................................................


and recognize that if Our idiot Boy and his loser LIE-berals win the October election.....................................


then the carbon tax will become A CRUSHING BURDEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


LIE-berals plan to push the carbon SCAM to HUGE HEIGHTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


LIE-berals will ROB US BLIND so they can ENRICH their suppprters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



The carbon SCAM is an unprecedented ATTACK on the lives of ordinary Cdns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


And by the way........................................


LIE-berals are ONLY PRETENDING to support Muslims!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


LIE-berals only want Muslim votes....................................................


LIE-berals do not care what happens to Muslims AFTER they cast their ballots!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


LIE-berals worry about Muslims as often as they fuss over the lives of natives on reserves!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


That is to say............................................................


THEY DONT GIVE A SH+T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[spilledthebeer]

Good. Albertans needs to have their pee pees whacked. Buncha whining little pussies.

OH CLIFFY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


How HYPOCRITICAL can you get??????????????????????????????????/


You want to "whack Alberta pee pees" simply because they dont want their economy DESTROYED and their jobs ERASED................


on the WHIM of PIG HEADED LIE-berals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



So here is a FUN QUESTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


How much WHINING are native inhabitants of reserves entitled to do???????????????????????????????????


Considering the drunken goofs NEVER HAD ANY JOBS to begin with??????????????????????????????????


In addition.............................Alberta workers HAVE USABLE SKILLS.....................................................


that are valuable IF LIE-berals would get out of the way and let them work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


This compares SHARPLY with natives on reserves.......................................


where only about 25 percent manage to SCRAPE through HIGH SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


And here is ANOTHER THOUGHT.............................................


When it comes to marketable skills..........................................


which would be better...............................................


an ability to communicate easily in Cree or Tlingit?????????????????????????????


Or an ability to communicate fluently IN ENGLISH???????????????????????????????


Think HARD NOW CLIFFY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


If you are a sales person seeking to sell a product.............................................


which language will bring you the LARGEST CUSTOMER BASE????????????????????????

Tlingit or English!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


As I have said before.........................................................


natives MUST DECIDE for themselves.............................................


whether they will inhabit the 19th century........................................


or the 21st century??????????????????????????????????????


Asians and Africans...............................


by the millions have made this choice.......................................


I accept that many people would like to avoid the choice........................


but ECONOMIC REALITY IS RELENTLESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



WHY should Cdn natives BE EXEMPT from logic and reality??????????????????????????????????????