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Don't be surprised by the B.C. NDP consumer carbon tax step back - In 2008, NDP used ‘Axe the Tax’ slogan to oppose [BC] Liberals 1st-in-Canada broad-based carbon tax (www.cbc.ca)

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In 2008, as the-then B.C. Liberal government was poised to bring in Canada's first carbon tax, the B.C. NDP staunchly opposed it, saying a climate plan should not tax consumers but target major industrial producers such as the gas, oil, cement and aluminum industries.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Yeah, I am talking in macro scale. The things as consumer can choose to avoid:

change to non-carbon fuel vehicle or get rid of personal vehicle and choose public transport if available.
do less things to increase carbon foot print. (like dial the thermo stat and put on more clothing in winter. )
buy stuff from company that have goals toward carbon neutral.

But as consumer I can't avoid:

increased price of grocery/goods from manufacturing or shipping
the way companies decide to approach their own cost cutting/offsetting.

The important part is, where the carbon tax go? Do they go into hands that actually have goals and plan/milestone to meet? Or they go into some paper green RnD subsidiaries of big oil?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Where the money goes

The money is returned to the province or territory where it is collected. Provinces and territories with their own carbon pricing systems will use their proceeds as they see fit. The Government of Canada does not keep any direct proceeds from pollution pricing.

https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/climate-change/pricing-pollution-how-it-will-work/putting-price-on-carbon-pollution.html

Consumers also have a choice not to support companies as they see fit. Shopping locally sourced goods goes a very long way.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We have our own carbon tax in BC, it has nothing to do with the federal government.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago

I am aware.

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