A carbon tax is a useless initiative that the federal government keeps pushing so they can get more tax dollars out of Canadians.
Canadians are crying for fair play as a result of the federal government’s decision to only suspend carbon tax in Atlantic Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that there would be a three-year pause on all carbon taxes including heating oil.
“There will absolutely not be any other carve-outs or suspensions of the price on pollution,” Trudeau said.
“This is designed to phase out home heating oil, the way we made a decision to phase out coal. This is specifically about ending the use of home heating oil, which is more polluting, more expensive, and impacts low-income Canadians to a greater degree,” he said.
A carbon tax, also known as a price on carbon, is a price levied on emissions from fossil fuel sources, be it from coal, oil, natural gas, or gasoline.
The prime minister admitted it’s not worth the cost by announcing that he would pause his carbon tax for some people, on some fuels, for some period of time. It should be paused for everyone.
The government started the carbon tax initiative as a way to push companies and people to use energy that can be produced using a method, and from a source, that causes no harm to the natural environment, such as wind power, hydroelectricity, and solar panels, but many people and companies can’t afford the equipment that produces green energy.
The carbon tax initiative has taken a toll on everyone from homeowners to consumers. There are businesses, corporations, and homeowners who are having a hard time affording to pay this tax as well as consumers.
And not to mention gas prices are very high right now across the country.
I think it’s time for the government to axe this carbon tax initiative since all taxes make it harder for Canadians to pay their bills.
Canadians are feeling the crunch as carbon taxes along with other taxes placed on their groceries, gas, and household items.