trtcttc
Active Member
As many have mentioned, the policy is a complete failure. We are falling in the same trap as Europe where they overtax their industry and people and essentially let American and Chinese imports destroy their economy. This government is naive in thinking that the effort to move to net zero in Canada will make any difference to our climate and wilde fires and melting nordic ice. Getting off coal and heating oil is a good choice but there is no realistic alternative to gas in our climate. Even if you install a heat pump, gas is still needed for most of the winter. Gas, while not net zero is one of the cleaner way to heat homes, moving from coal to gas has essentially driven the entirety of the reduction in emissions from the US in the last 20 years.
Instead of endless fights about more taxes, at a time when Canadians are already stretched thin, we should be investing. Investing in developing better furnaces, building EV charging infrastructure, and things that will actually make a difference. Collecting a carbon tax to pay it back to people thinking they’ll drive behaviour change is only possible when there are alternative choices people can actually make. There is no alternative to heating with gas in Calgary, and buying an EV with the current battery chemistry in cold weather climates is very limiting.
Instead of endless fights about more taxes, at a time when Canadians are already stretched thin, we should be investing. Investing in developing better furnaces, building EV charging infrastructure, and things that will actually make a difference. Collecting a carbon tax to pay it back to people thinking they’ll drive behaviour change is only possible when there are alternative choices people can actually make. There is no alternative to heating with gas in Calgary, and buying an EV with the current battery chemistry in cold weather climates is very limiting.