Cutting emissions by 25 per cent would impose a permanent cost of about 2.0 per cent of GDP.
carbon taxes
April 16, 2021
1:54PM
The plan includes a “carbon price” between $20 per tonne and $50 per tonne on fuels.
April 12, 2021
12:10PM
A $170 per tonne carbon tax will cost the province an estimated 2,200 jobs.
April 7, 2021
12:33PM
A tax on businesses is paid by people who own the businesses.
March 18, 2021
8:55AM
Due to the higher tax, the province will lose an estimated 30,544 jobs by 2030.
March 16, 2021
10:57AM
Combined provincial, federal deficits will grow by about $22 billion annually due to carbon tax hike
A $170 carbon tax will also cost the average Canadian worker $1,800 in foregone income.
February 18, 2021
10:45AM
Climate targets are irrelevant when determining whether a carbon tax is good policy.
February 10, 2021
11:25AM
The Trudeau government’s plan includes a target of $170 per tonne.
January 13, 2021
11:09AM
Ottawa raised $2.6 billion in revenue while only $1.97 billion—or 76 per cent—was rebated to households.