Last week the Government of Canada announced that $2.7 billion would be spent on electric buses. Why would they do this? The argument is that most buses today are diesel, and diesel buses emit lots of greenhouse (GHG) gas emissions. These emissions will (the Trudeau government says) ruin the world within a decade, so we … Continued
Did you see the shocking story about Erin O’Toole’s upcoming betrayal of his anti-carbon tax promise? You probably didn’t. It was in the March 2 edition of the Toronto Star, and no one reads newspapers anymore. But it is a ‘must read’. The article is here “Will Erin O’Toole embrace a carbon tax? Some of … Continued
Government and industry virtue-signalers continue to trip over one another trying to support, defend, and justify Trudeau’s “net zero by 2050” climate policy “conversation.” And what a conversation it is! It celebrates a radical green agenda to destroy the prosperity of modern society. How? By taking away the foundations of that society, perhaps the most … Continued
This winter is proving to be a severe one across much of the northern hemisphere. Extended cold snaps, lots of winter storms, and then more of the same. Of course, the climate alarmists are sidestepping their usual mantra about warming and now saying “all extreme weather is climate change caused by humans”. This allows the … Continued
As we pointed out in our previous blog post, the Trudeau government has made net zero by 2050 the central policy of their platform. That is why, when the Keystone XL pipeline expansion was cancelled by U.S. President Biden, Trudeau claimed to be “disappointed” but of course he “understood” Biden’s decision. Of course he “understood”! … Continued
The world is a mess, the economy is a mess, and our governments continue to accumulate debt at an extraordinary pace even while there is serious talk of interest rates starting to spiral up. And what is our Prime Minister’s focus through all of this? Paris! More particularly, it is on the Paris Agreement on … Continued
So here we are, two weeks into a new year. The lockdown life we are all being forced to endure tends to blur dates. What shouldn’t be blurred is clear vision when it comes to Trudeau’s carbon tax agenda. Just before Christmas, Trudeau told us he plans to raise the existing carbon tax 566% over … Continued
Yes, you read correctly – Trudeau has announced a 566% increase in his carbon tax! On a cold Friday December 11th, right before the House of Commons rose for the Christmas holiday, Justin Trudeau revealed his government’s new climate plan, A Healthy Environment and A Healthy Economy. This plan is meant to outline the ways … Continued
Yes, you read correctly – Trudeau has announced a 566% increase in his carbon tax! On a cold Friday December 11th, right before the House of Commons rose for the Christmas holiday, Justin Trudeau revealed his government’s new climate plan, A Healthy Environment and A Healthy Economy. This plan is meant to outline the ways … Continued
For the final part of my series examining the accompanying provincial case studies to CAE’s Assessment of the Proposed Canada-Wide Clean Fuel Standard (CFS), I will look at Canada’s western-most province, British Columbia. British Columbia is known for its notoriously high transportation fuel prices. And a huge reason for those high prices is layers and … Continued