Carney’s Carbon Tax Shell Game: Hiding Costs from Consumers
Carney, who has long championed globalist climate policies, is relying on economic sleight-of-hand to mislead the public.
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Mark Carney is up to his old tricks again, this time playing a game of hide-and-seek with the carbon tax he promised to scrap.
While claiming to eliminate the consumer carbon tax, Carney is quietly shifting the burden onto industries through the so-called "large emitters carbon tax"—a move that will ultimately leave Canadians footing the bill.
Carney, who has long championed globalist climate policies, is relying on economic sleight-of-hand to mislead the public. Instead of taxing consumers directly at the gas pump or on their heating bills, his industrial carbon tax will force businesses—manufacturers, farmers, and energy producers—to absorb massive new costs.
But these industries won’t eat the costs. They will pass them down the supply chain, driving up the prices of everything from groceries to electricity. It's basic economics and Canadians aren't stupid.
The Liberals know that the carbon tax is deeply unpopular, so Carney is repackaging it under a different name, hoping Canadians won’t notice as their cost of living soars even higher. By keeping the real costs hidden, he avoids accountability while still advancing his radical climate agenda.
At the end of the day, Canadians will still pay the carbon tax—just in a way that disguises its true impact.
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Thomas Cordery commented 2025-03-27 21:59:33 -0400If the price of gas drops by 17c a litre on April 1st because of the carbon tax dropping temporarily to zero, then a great many low information voters will check that box beside Carney’s name. The tax on big emitters will come after the election, so the offset will only show up in product prices after the election.
Don’t assume people who are inclined to vote Liberal will see through Carney’s game. Keep running past the tape. -
David Heinze commented 2025-03-20 02:24:20 -0400On the carbon tax:
1 On visibility. Before it was replaced by the GST, Decades ago, the rate for the Federal Sales tax, which was hidden, increased every or nearly every budget. When it was replaced by the GST it was up to 13.5%, & there was effectively tax on the tax on the tax etc. The visible GST rate started at 7% and changed once, when it dropped to 5%.
2 The politics. On April 1, the consumer carbon (actually CO2, 2/3 oxygen 1/3 carbon) rate goes to zero & the industrial rate goes up by more than enough to cover the drop. So in April we see gas etc. prices drop, but the industrial increase will take some time to make its way to the consumer which will likely be after the election. So even if we notice, it will be too late. It is more ten just hidden, it is designed to give consumers a visible drop before the election with a hidden increase after the election, and the government will never see a drop in its revenue, not even temporally. At least that is my prediction & analysis. -
Bernhard Jatzeck commented 2025-03-19 23:38:06 -0400I’m reminded of the old political slogan: “Would you buy a used car from this man?”
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Robert Pariseau commented 2025-03-19 21:24:29 -0400Consumer carbon tax, indeed.
