The raise for a backbench MP works out to an extra $5,100, while Trudeau is pocketing an extra $10,200. The divide between Ottawa’s pampered political class and the everyday taxpayers who fund them is getting wider and deeper by the second. Albertans are now paying more to heat their homes, buy groceries, and get to
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Carbon Tax
Carbon Tax Will drive Up Grocery Prices
on April 7th, 2019
The environmental and social costs of producing, distributing and selling food are rarely factored in. That’s about to change The carbon tax is now a reality for all Canadians – and that means food prices will be impacted. The federal carbon pricing scheme took effect in Ontario, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan and Manitoba on April 1.
Are Carbon Taxes a Threat to Our Food Supply Chain?
We need to pause carbon taxes affecting our food supply chain until we get a clearer picture of their impact on food prices Political desperation can be a powerful thing, as we witnessed last week in Ottawa. The Trudeau government not only put a hold on the carbon tax applied to heating oil for