Liberals have collected $23 billion in carbon taxes since 2019
Alberta's contribution to the fed's carbon tax windfall was disproportionate. 26% of the tax - six billion dollars - was collected from Albertans, who make up just over 10% of Canada's population.
Trudeau takes aim at "MAGA Conservatives" in Canada who are opposed to his carbon tax.
— Rebel News Canada (@RebelNews_CA) November 29, 2023
"You cannot separate fighting climate change from growing good jobs in a strong economy into the future," the PM says.https://t.co/pmQJNqavuA pic.twitter.com/OIedoIjX2c
The numbers were divulged in response to an inquiry of the ministry by Calgary Conservative MP for Forest Lawn, Jasraj Singh Hallan, who asked the government to provide a breakdown by the province of the collection of the carbon tax since the imposition of the pseudo-sales tax on everything since 2018.
After 8 years of this NDP-Liberal government, they could learn a thing or two from our common sense Conservative Leader @PierrePoilievre’s video “Housing Hell: How we got here and how we get out”.
— Jasraj Singh Hallan 🇨🇦 (@jasrajshallan) December 8, 2023
It’s a common sense Conservative plan on how to build more homes, not bureaucracy.… pic.twitter.com/vahT9BQA5M
$6 billion of the tax was collected from Albertans, $14 billion from Ontario, $1.8 billion from Saskatchewan, $1.4 billion from Manitoba.
PM Trudeau brags about Canada's carbon tax being amongst the highest in the world while also claiming it gives more money back to tax-payers.
— Rebel News Canada (@RebelNews_CA) November 21, 2022
Calls for countries across the world to 'step up' in the 'fight against climate change'.https://t.co/jvF8CGrvC6pic.twitter.com/but69tn4Nq
A previous order paper question posed by Conservative MP for Grande Prairie- Mackenzie Chris Warkentin, uncovered how costly the carbon tax is to administer.
In all, 465 and a half full-time bureaucrats are dedicated to working on the carbon tax each year for $82,628,993.
Sheila Gunn Reid
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Sheila Gunn Reid is the Alberta Bureau Chief for Rebel News and host of the weekly The Gunn Show with Sheila Gunn Reid. She's a mother of three, conservative activist, and the author of best-selling books including Stop Notley.
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