Carbon tax hike: Premiers Danielle Smith, Blaine Higgs pressed on alternative climate plan
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- Опубликовано: 27 мар 2024
- A House of Commons committee hearing on carbon pricing was held in Ottawa on Thursday, which was sparked by the premiers of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan and Alberta publishing urgent letters requesting to appear before the Liberal-led House Finance Committee to air their concerns about the looming hike.
In one exchange, Liberal MP Irek Kusmiercyzk challenged Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on whether her opposition to the carbon pricing increase included the provincial additional of four cents. Smith responded by saying that Alberta is attempting to compensate for an inflation crisis that is taking place at the national level.
Liberal MP Wayne Long also asked if New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs has an alternative climate plan and if he was in favour of taxing large emitters. Higgs responded by saying that his plan would be to develop local gas resources and an LNG plant for global exports in order to shut down coal plants abroad.
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Disgusting how these clowns act like taxing carbon does anything to make a difference in their arbitrary goals…
It does.
If you can't afford to buy as much.... You consume less.
Magically you're consumption has been reduced. It works!
For poor and monthly pay check to pay check citizens it will get more expensive, but for the rich, the corporations, the governments, there will be ways for them to side step it as usual.
@@Matt-zp1jn the gas pump is pretty equal to all.
@@cumbaja3456not when you have the ability to write those gas bills off as expenses during tax time
@@lizliz4186 yup, definitely works. Magically my car consumed less fuel for the same trip. Magically i found i could teleport places without using petrol at all. Wait… no, it made absolutely zero difference apart from the fact that i cry every time i refuel because how damn expensive it is
Tax on tax , on tax .
Absolute extortion.
How about a 1000% Gfy tax ?
The largest ever study on carbon pricing proves that it works at lowering CO2 emissions growth rates. One of the worst things to ever happen to Canada was when Conservatives turned against the environment. "Climate change is the most serious environmental challenge and time is running out." - Brian Mulroney
Are we paying to watch or is ot just for their own pleasure? I feel like they win no matter what with that tax
You should really up date your news the consumer carbontax does very little for what it is worth@garyhaggquist740
@@garyhaggquist740Bull crap carbon tax doesn't do Anything to Eliminate Carbon. And Canada make the second most "AIR" from carbon in the world (Period). Anybody says otherwise is full bull crap.
@rolop847 and your academic background is what? Opinions?
Government say's "we are giving more back to than we take from the average person", this means they are running at a deficit, but this will be made up by the rich and companies. But we will have to employ more people to administer this, which will negate any monies made. So what is the tax for apart from bigger government?
If you took two seconds to look into it, it would make sense. A big problem with a carbon tax is that it affects everyone. It is given back to the people based on their vulnerability to the tax. The poorest get the most. This is partially because they can afford it the least, but it is also because the poorest will end up paying the most in many cases, percentage wise. Poor people many cases work jobs that don't line up with public transit, requiring them to have a car. The cheapest cars tend to be the least fuel efficient, which means they will be paying far more per km traveled than most other people. Also, they usually can't afford newer more efficient computers and appliances. So using the same technology as other people will cost them more in carbon tax dollars.
The purpose of the carbon tax is to solve a very difficult problem. Corporations have been designed from their beginning to be so profit oriented, that it is actually illegal for them to transition away from fossil fuels. No energy source is going to be cheaper than oil and gas with already existing infrastructure. If a CEO or the directors pushed a company to transition away from fossil fuels, the shareholders would have the legal right to sue them for damaging shareholder value. More, the shareholders could remove the directors and executives and put new ones in.
I would bet if you looked, any sort of supposed green tech the oil and has companies put into things like carbon capture and such would have been miniscule compared to their full operations, had significant government funded subsidies, and been heavily leveraged for greenwashing campaigns. They're basically government funded PR schemes and nothing else. Never has an oil company put any significa t portion of its profitability at risk to run any of these schemes at a scale to actually do anything significant to cut down their emissions. Of course, it's simple to figure our from the emissions data, which clearly shows rising emission rates for the whole sector.
There is zero chance any oil and has company would stop producing oil out of any sort of moral obligation. They can't. So, a carbon tax is simply forcing them to pay the full price of their operations. CO2 in the atmosphere is costing a lot. Carbon capture to remove carbon from the atmosphere is set at about $200-600 a tonne. That's the version where they try to suck it straight out of the atmosphere, not the type at the end of a smoke stack.
Insurance companies have already accepted that there is a cost to rising CO2 levels and have been redrawing their risk maps accordingly. Many areas are facing skyrocketing insurance rates over it. Some areas are losing the ability to be insurable altogether. Climate change is a reality accepted by big business.
So, the main reason behind the carbon tax is to decrease the profitability of fossil fuels. Decrease the profitability and execs of oil and has companies have an actual profit motive to switch away from oil and gas. That or die trying to keep it.
No matter what happens, costs are going to go up. Hydrogen, it's made from fossil fuels and coats a whole lot more. Ammonia is made from Hydrogen and is even more expensive. Both emit huge amounts of CO2 being made. Carbon capture is super expensive. More expensive than the carbon tax. It also cannot scale to meet the demand. We emit something like 40 gigatonnes a year, that's 40 billi9n tonnes a year. Really huge carbon capture plants that cost a fortune are striving to capture half a million tonnes a year. That doesn't even include the fact that they consume so much energy that they emit about as much as they capture just to run.
It is inescapable. The cost of energy is going to go way up. The big thing will be, do the people facing the most burden get some relief along the way or not?
Or just eliminate the tax and political attack on countries using fossil fuels to “stop climate change”.
The CO2 produced around the world is a necessary part of the earth’s functioning. CO2 is needed by plants, vegetation, and trees 🌳🌲🌱 to function.
Major cities around the world that contribute the most to the most polluted air conditions could do something with their governments, and certain coal plants around the world could be upgraded, made more “green”, or switched into other energy sources.
More Nuclear power plants would be better than coal , and natural gas is better than coal too!
China and India are likely the biggest culprits in air pollution from their major industries and cities, not Canada etc.
Corporate Industries, Monopolies, heavy coal production plants should pay the carbon tax, NOT the citizens.
Tax all big businesses, coal factories fairly and leave the citizens alone.
Horrible editing. The Blaine Higgs full interview introduced a plan to significantly lower emissions on a GLOBAL scale, improve the Canadian economy, increase trade relations, and liberate European countries who are dependent on Russian energy without raising the tax on Canadians.
Except, his plan is ignorant of the fact that the UK and EU are introducing a Carbon Levy on goods imported from countries with either a lower Carbon Tax/Price or No Carbon Tax/Price.
This kicks in on Jan 1, 2027. Shipping them fossil fuels is moot, they are moving away. Cancelling the Carbon Tax also leaves our export industry completely exposed.
BTW, USA and China are drafting similar legislation. Japan has a levy on fossil fuels set to kick off in 2028.
Higgs is selling something the world isn’t buying anymore.
@@McLovin1759 Grow up.
@@McLovin1759Europe is not moving away from anything. Here in Switzerland electric vehicles are as rare as in Canada, because electricity is more expensive than gas and diesel, and Germany's economy is struggling to stay competitive without cheap oil and gas from Russia. Heavy industry requires natural gas and the only alternative is coal. Germany even restarded the coal power plants to keep up with the electricity demand.
@@Flavor_Flav Ah Switzerland. One of our Corporate offices is in Zurich. Cow Bells on the Airport Tram too, love it.
There in Switzerland, the citizens just enshrined net zero into law under the Climate and Innovation Act.
That’s the future. All the best.
@McLovin1759 Actually the majority of Swiss people voted in a referendum to stop all the "climate change" meassures in 2021. They have direct democracy and ordinary Swiss citizens get to decide the law. They don't have a narcissistic drama teacher with dictatorial tendencies and a minority government deciding things for them.
Canadians are hurting and these idiots couldn’t care less…
You mean Alberta can't continue to make a fast immoral buck by marketing filthy tar?
Don't say "Canadians". This is about Alberta being too lazy to diversify it's economy.
Ask the lobbyist if climate change is affecting property insurance premiums across the country.
What’s the carbon footprint on smartphones
On making them? TONS.
Besides the fact that climate doom predictions have failed for 4 generations, how much colder will it be 76 years from now and how much will it reduce our ability to deal with adverse weather events? The electric fire truck in Vancouver is broken after less than a month for example.
Not much thought past your lifespan is there? Typical. Kick it down the road for our children when it won't be an option for them.
@@jameswilliams9655 Flashback 2000: ‘Snowfalls are now just a thing of the past’ - ‘Children just aren’t going to know what snow is
The desert was once full of rain forest,massive lake.
the plants shifts always will.
Don’t a fool about climate.
Now if you said garbage, completely different story.
@@jameswilliams9655 Quit convinced how the future world will look like for our children despite the fact that those who make those dystopian predictions never had been right before. Just one example from our past in the Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star from April 13 1931? “Will melting ICEBERGS Engulf WORLD?”. So called experts and scientists warned the public of a pending catastrophe where by the year 1950 Manhattan would be flooded. There is lots more if you search newspaper archives. Should we curtail our opportunities and those of future generations on advice from a profession that had failed in predicting future climate events for the last 4 generations or some 90 years? Can that profession be considered to have any expertise considering their past failures? Shouldn’t that profession engage in robust scientific debate rather than promoting a political consensus and silencing voices that don’t agree with them?
@@jameswilliams9655 Quit convinced how the future world will look like for our children despite the fact that those who make those dystopian predictions never had been right before. Just one example from our past in the Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star from April 13 1931 Will melting ICEBERGS Engulf WORLD? So called experts and scientists warned the public of a pending catastrophe where by the year 1950 Manhattan would be flooded. There is lots more if you search newspaper archives. Should we curtail our opportunities and those of future generations on advice from a profession that had failed in predicting future climate events for the last 4 generations or some 90 years? Can that profession be considered to have any expertise considering their past failures? Shouldn’t that profession engage in robust scientific debate rather than promoting a political consensus and silencing voices that don’t agree with them?
@@jameswilliams9655 Quit convinced how the future world will look like for our children despite the fact that those who make those dystopian predictions never had been right before. Should we curtail our opportunities and those of future generations on advice from a profession that had failed in predicting future climate events for the last 4 generations or some 90 years? Can that profession be considered to have any expertise considering their past failures? Shouldn’t that profession engage in robust scientific debate rather than promoting a political consensus and silencing voices that don’t agree with them?
money can fix the weather and climate? hahahaha :)
Maybe not but reducing your consumption will.
If you can't afford to buy as much, you magically reduce your consumption.
It's that really hard try understand?
As an alternative you could just give your tax dollars directly to corporate to "invest" in cleaner tech. That's the conservative plan.
@@lizliz4186 But if you're getting a rebate larger than the amount you pay in, how is your consumption reduced? How hard is it to understand?
Money can control behavior. That's what this is about; changing attitudes and behavior.
Canada emits approximately 1.5% of global emissions, any carbon/pollution tax should be 1.5%. Tie our federal carbon tax directly to our percentage of global emissions. If our global pollution grows by .1%, the tax raises .1%. If it drops, the tax drops equally.
You rather be a follower in the world than a leader? There is alot of employment in innovation that does not exist in oil & gas.
Canada produces second most AIR from carbon (Period). Anyone that says otherwise is full of crap.
Our population is 0.5% of global population. That's three times the average so we should pay three times the global average carbon/pollution tax.
What are you talking about? That makes no sense at all.@@rolop847
Useless.@@johncowper7982
It's kinda hard to care about an imaginary problem like "the climate crisis" when we can't afford to eat or get to work.
The carbon tax will raise gas by 3 cents a liter
Daniel Smith in the province of Ontario is raising tax on gas by 4 cents a liter.
Why only complain about the first one when the second is higher? And you're not getting a rebate from the higher second action.
@@lizliz4186 ??????????? What are you trying to say?
Except climatecrisis is real.
There is a subsidized housing neighourhood down the street, and I am often impressed by the number of recent model luxury cars, (MB, BMW, Jaguar, Lexus) that are in that area. It is very peculiar that people who are getting some of my tax money to help them with rent actually have nicer cars than I do. There is something wrong with that picture. That is why I get suspicious of claims of poverty and deprivation and tend to lose compassion when people nowadays seem unable to prioritize and claim poverty but live well on the lolly. When I was poor, I forewent all "nice-to-have" items to eat, pay rent, bills and function. Life is not fair, but whining about it does not solve anything and taking advantage impacts the truly needy.
Atmospheric CO2 (the world's most efficient natural refrigerant) is at .01% . That's saturation.
Look up that word saturation.
No more can be added .....
Canada's emissions are lower than 1.5 %.
Only the government could vilify an essential element to plant growth .
Do you know why Venus is much hotter than Mercury despite Mercury being much closer to the Sun? CO2. The atmosphere of Venus is mostly CO2, like 96%. So claiming that there is a maximum situation level CO2 in our atmosphere is rediculous. Also, while CO2 is beneficial to plants, what isn't is droughts, desertification, flash floods, and all the other drastic weather changes the raising temperatures have caused.
Even the colder extremes in winters is due to a warming planet. Hotter air going up to the poles is raising their temperatures at the rate od 3 times the rest of the world. What happens to gases the hotter they get, they expand. Rise in pressure. Thus, as the air in the antarctic is freezing by human standards still, it is warm by the antarctic's standards. All that air warming, builds pressure and blows out the jet stream, puffing huge plumes of frigid by out standard air. We get colder, but it's all because the north is getting warmer.
Of course, it isn't even just CO2 anymore. Methane is a far stronger greenhouse gas and scientists are actually blaming the far faster rate of global warming to a decades long increase in Methane in the atmosphere.
Oh my God, please tell me that the Conservatives will defund global as well please
Global is privately owned.
@@BenCoombs,,,,,,, still get part of the $$$600 million to compete against the CBC,, or colladorate the narrative
@@BenCoombsThat is truly unfortunate..
We can only hope. These entertainment companies always seem to have their hands out for federal money.
@@speciallevo3170Ageed VERY TRUE!
tax has never fixed anything all it dose is allows Government Lecce's give them selfies Big Pensions.
Thank you very much, but you forgot that they raise there pay all the time.
Taxes built this nation. Without taxes this country would disappear.
Why do we need an "alternative climate plan"? The federal government can take a hike.
Look up who owns Global and Ctv.. It's them pulling the strings.
Thank you drop the carbon tax for ALL Canadians save Canada 🇨🇦 ❤
Save Canada. Raise the carbon tax.💗
1800 dollars back when they take 4 to 5 k isnt a rebate people this is insane . Demand better stop being door mats
10-12% tax on all energy, and bank of Canada says it increases inflation by 0.15%. Prove it. Show the calc.
Premier Smith bless you for having to deal with these ignorant feds
Smith's tax is going up more than the fed tax. SHe also ruined the provincial pension plan. Yep quite the leader 😆
The wheels are in motion for Albertas separation.
Robbery!!
Nope. Fairness. Suffer.
hold on ... 1 litre gas went from 152.9 rising to 164.9 /l ...How is that a 3 Cent rise ???
Is math no longer a valid universal function ?
Wayne Long won't even call this rape on our economy a tax so what does that tell you. The people of Saint John elected the little weasel as the Liberal MP, continuing the demise of a once great city, just like when the Liberal government of Paul Martin shut down the largest shipyard in Canada, Saint John Shipbuilding.
Saint John has the biggest refinery in eastern North America, and the only natural gas terminal in eastern Canada that has deep water access. New Brunswick also sits on a vast supply of natural gas.
Instead of yapping like a little rat about Premier Higgs solution, he should stand up for New Brunswickers and all Canadians, back him up and get the gas flowing to the three heads of state from Germany, Japan, and Greece that came to Canada begging us to sell them natural gas.
The carbon tax money, which Trudeau uses to fly around the world and give away, does nothing to curb pollution, and is only a vain attempt on his part to gain notice as some sort of woke ideologue
Very well said. 100% agree.
That's some pretty EXTREMIST language you teach.
I am pretty sure you can afford a few cents a litre to protect the children from a dismal future dealing with climate catastrophe after catastrophe.
Short sighted. You have a narrow, local perspective.
Stop starting the conversation on their terms. A carbon tax isnt going to solve anything but tax people artificially....when there is already record foodbank visits you want to tax them even more...
Alberta’s sittin on an ocean of gas but they burn coal for their electricity
Actually we burn natural gas as of last year to make all electricity in Alberta
Global loves to air bashing conservatives. Unions never surprise me
Danielle Smith. Stop saying half-truths regarding the carbon pricing.
wokeness is destroying the moral foundations of this country
I ll pay one million to gov of Canada, please ask them to reserve climate change
More rhetoric from Smith. People in Alberta are eligible for heat pump grants from the federal government. And please stop lying about them. Your earlier comments about heat pumps not being able to keep up within the climate of Alberta are misguided. And if by some chance you are not purposefully lying please educate yourself on such topics. And Higgs please learn to answer a question. Your non plan is not a plan.
sooooo,,, at the begining of this clip,, "SHE" , NOT raising the Provincial Gas Tax,, she is merely leting it restore to the original Value to what is was before they decided to cut it,,,,
Wonder if they would critizise,, "Wab Kinew" ,, for letting the provincial Gas Tax restore to the origianl after January 1 2025
Liberal Cabinet Ministers ,,
"Do as we dictate,, because we are right"
"we don't want to hear your alternative proposals... well ,,, because we know what's best.. you poor lot of Priemers ,,,, with,,,, "unacceptable views"
Treu doh is the walking poster boy of delflectining blame
Lets talk about the 10 cents a liter that oil just just raised on gas. Lol what a joke he is
And the price of oil is moderate price, what gives big oil companies make to much, and they tax breaks, then the government steals the rest, boy we are so screwed.
Carbon tax is not effective at reducing carbon.FULL STOP.
Your right. The government should just nationalize the oil and has industry. Kick out all the shareholders who seek profits over the countries best interests. That way the government can take the hit when reducing the oil supply during the transition as it phases our oil and gas and energy sources.
Thar is the alternative to the carbon tax. The carbon tax simply does the same thing, making oil and gas less profitable so profit seeking corporations can actually transition away from oil and gas. It does mean that the shareholders, or the uber wealthy, would be taking the hit though when the industry shrinks.
I mean, we can't just keep going as normal. The insurance sector has more than admitted that climate change is already having a significant impact. They've already redrawn their risk assessment maps based on climate change predictions to help prevent billions of dollars in loses. Buildings have been finding for years now that their rates have been skyrocketing pr they've become totally uninsurable due to risk assessments.
Something is going to have to be done and there is no chance a corporation will do anything but seek profit even to the detriment of its customers. Of course, that is nothing new. Just look at the lead, asbestos, tobacco, baby powder, chemical, etc industries. Each of these industries have been caught hiding dangers they knew about for decades, just because it was more profitable to knowingly endanger lives than to fix things.
The feds and provincial government of BC are despicable.
Poor Alberta. Always the victim. Boo hoo hoo.
Refiner's make billions of dollars let them pay for it
End carbon now.
The provinces act on behalf of the federal govt to collect these taxes. They can simply say no, we're not doing it. Saskatchewan already did a similar thing when they removed carbon tax on heating fuel. Why not the rest of the provinces? I mean, really whats Trudeau going to do?
That would be a tax rebellion resulting in arrests and prison terms. Where do you think you live - America? MOVE THERE.
Canada is a country.
Way to go Danielle Smith stick it to these liberal goofs
How many of Al Gores predictions have come true? None. Ohh but this time the studies are accurate. Okay Greta.
I believe those 12,000 Albertans are also beneficiaries of the pause on carbon tax on home heating oil. Not just for Maritimers but anyone who uses home heating oil. Be honest Smith.
your carbon tax is a scam be honest
What kind of tax is on every dollar we spend? 5% GST that the conservative government put in place
Torie are the taxation kings.
Climate change. Winter , spring summer , fall.
The globe is on fire every summer and it's getting worse by the year. You watch it on the news but you just don't care.
First and last time I listen to this Federalist A Hole
Save Canada
Save the world from carbon emissions and greed. Alberta must end it's production of filthy tar. It is irresponsible and immoral.
3:25 mark is where you can hear what a boomer thinks is a good climate plan - Replace coal with methane gas. Maybe we can add paper straws to his list.
Axe the Conservative tax. AXE THE GST
Sure. And along with that, axe universal health care, infrastructure, security, transportation. Just how do you think these things get funded? Revenue Canada has a list of all the services funded by the GST. Have a look and see which ones people could do without.
Even staunch liberals are walking away from the Liberal Party.
not so , still waiting for the alternates. Global warming is a serious issue.
Because Mr. PP's brand of fear is so easy to inoculate an ignorant public with. How many of you people have actually taken the time to investigate climate change, the risks that will impact us and what the results will be economically and health wise? Have you read anything on the issues? Do you understand about the slowing Gulf Stream? Climate refugees, rising seas, disappearing inland glaciers, food insecurity, water insecurity......anything?
Name one.
Reinstating the fuel tax-as it was paused for a year. We’ve always had the lowest cost at the pumps. I hate the carbon tax and getting $300 every 4 months as an Albertan pays for 1 week of groceries. It’s $55-60 a month on our natural gas for carbon tax. Our house is always cold because we can’t afford to spend more because now our mortgage is up $700 more a month. So, they’re just increasing the cost on everything.
It
Im all for Higgs, but why is N B fuel 20 cents higher than Ontario, amd it just went up another 10 cents. How about Irving answering this question.
I’m sure Danielle will try to blame Trudeau for jacking up the price of gas when she raised it even higher.
I have nothing but disdain and contempt for these conservative muppets.
Climate is all about 💰 Respect for Danielle & Scott keeping it real 💯
Do as I say not as I do
Conservatives raise THEIR gas tax 4 cents and whine about the frderal tax of 3 cents. Who has their hand deeper in your pocket?
We should all move in with the prime minister 😠
How sweet!
We must have more discussions about the climate change and ignore the reality. Kids are smart, they'll probably fix the planet in the future.
It's called weather. It happens.
Are you drunk?
Oh Justin. You poor misguided soul.
On today’s episode of, “Point of Order”…
Premier Smith is fantastic, she stands up for Albertans. She has my support.
Hypocrisy. Carnon Gass hike. They all stink for Alberta. Go for Nensgi.
What?
Try using English when you post, my browser can't translate gibberish.
Danielle is raising her Provincial Gas Tax by about 40% on April 1st. No rebate for that one. Vs the $1,800 a family of 4 in Alberta gets back in Carbon Tax Rebate. Of course she’s going to take aim at the Carbon Tax.
Pierre says absolutely nothing about Danielle’s tax. I guess he “likes the hike” when it’s done by a Conservative.
you mean the 4 cents that will actually go towards something as oppossed to Trudeau's 21 cents that goes towards funding his jetsetting photo ops, across the world, in his private jet, and burning carbon emissions on Canada's behalf? yes, i can see how someone would prefer the latter lol
Alberta has good plans
4 cents a liter and it goes to infrastructure not ukraine.
actualy,,,, NOT TRUE,, there McLovin,,,
she is not raising the tax,,, the Provincial Gasoline tax was suspened,, "Temporairly" ,, a few months ago,, UMMMMM,, "Temporairly" ,, (want to look that word up),,, and now the temporary measures are over,,
perhaps look at how much money the Ontario Government is loosing by Temporairly cutting their Gasoline Provincial in half is going to cost the Treasury for the rest of the year ?????
there have been NO Treasury reports on how much the,, NEW,, Manitoba Goverment will loose by eliminating their Provincial Gasoline tax......
SO then McLovin,??? how do yuo justify your Statement..??? that Danielle Smith is .. "RAISING" ,, the the Provincial Gasoline Tax ,,, after cutting it by 40%????
Provinces pay for roads and the maintenance, of said such infrastructure,, not the federal Governement with thier carbon tax,, (of which now Guilbeault, wants to keep raising the Carbon tax in perpetuity),, an ever increasing tax that collect billions of dollars ,, that goes ,,
WHERE???
@@Dave-gy5mv Ah a Russian sympathizer.
4 cents a litre is what it went up by. Carbon tax went up 3.3 cents a litre.
How is taking more money going to fix things? Instead of asking people who are opposed for a better plan, how about you explain to all Canadians how taxing everyone to death is going to fix the climate
Disband global news jail it’s employees