Nobody in #Canada seems to mind that the consumer #CarbonTax was scrapped without a decision by #parliament. You see, Canada is a #monarchy. The #Crown has to approve all acts, and it can withdraw approval, too. While it's difficult to make new acts without parliament, it's easy to scrap them. Canadians have seen this before.

In this case, the Crown (Her Excellency the Governor General in Council) simply changed the Regulation under the Act and set the tax rates at zero. The Act remains. #law

How effective was Canada’s #CarbonTax? Hard to say it seems.

"When Harper took power in 2006, the average Canadian personally emitted 23.2 t of carbon dioxide equivalent per year. When he left office in 2015, that was down to 20.8 t. In 2018, the last full year without a federal carbon price — the average Canadian was personally responsible for 20.2 t of carbon dioxide equivalent. By 2023, this had dropped to 17.3 t."

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/canadas-federal-carbon-tax-experiment-has-ended-heres-what-it-accomplished-not-much

Let's hope the trend persists.

“Canada axed the tax and made pollution cheap again”

#CarbonTax #AxeTheTax #FossilFools #CdnPoli

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/03/31/analysis/canada-carbon-pollution-fee-tax-emissions

EV rebates under review as B.C. looks to offset cost of removing carbon tax
Rebates for electric vehicles, along with other parts of the Clean B.C. program, could be on the chopping block as the province looks to balance the estimated $1.5 billion additional fiscal hole in its budget left by the termination of the consumer carbon tax this week.
#electricvehicle #carbontax #rebate #budget #BC #News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ev-rebates-under-review-1.7499447?cmp=rss

B.C. facing future without consumer carbon tax for 1st time in 17 years
British Columbians are facing a future without a consumer carbon tax for the first time in 17 years, after the early-morning approval of a bill to end the long-standing policy.
#politics #tax #environment #BC #CarbonTax
https://globalnews.ca/news/11109472/bc-future-consumer-carbon-tax-1st-time-17-years/

B.C. facing future without consumer carbon tax for 1st time in 17 years
British Columbians are facing a future without a consumer carbon tax for the first time in 17 years, after the early-morning approval of a bill to end the long-standing policy.
#politics #tax #environment #BC #CarbonTax
https://globalnews.ca/news/11109472/bc-future-consumer-carbon-tax-1st-time-17-years/

I calculated it once using the CBC tool, the consumer carbon tax was netting me about $45/month ($540/year). Canada is one of the worse carbon emitters per capita and a carbon tax was literally the least disruptive, most neoliberal way to try to meet our emission reduction targets. Can't even keep it up for a decade.

I filled up at $1.38/L this morning. Meanwhile I scored gas at $1.40/L 10 days ago.

I hope people will finally realize it wasn't the "carbon tax" that was inflating prices. It was greedy gas corporations finding an excuse to gauge consumers.

Conservatives are excellent at disinformation.

So, did everyone’s gas prices drop by $.017/l overnight?

Everybody is rejoicing that #gas is cheaper now, but when the country is ablaze in fires, ppl lose their homes, first responders perish & smoke covers the skies for days, Imma gonna remind them the "the tax was axed" so time to burn ...idiots #carbontax #canpoli #cdnpoli #onpoli

Today is the last day of the consumer carbon tax. I have a homework assignment for folks: take note of the price of gas at your local stations; take a photo or write them down. My hypothesis is that there might be a short dip in prices (so as not to draw the ire of consumers and regulators), but that within a short time prices will creep back up near current levels, and oil companies profits will soar.

UK petition: Make private flyers pay for their Carbon emissions

Sign here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/707608

Graph to track signatures: https://petition-track.uk/check-petition/707608

Deadline: 10 September 2025

You can sign if you are:
- A British citizen living anywhere, or
- Anyone living in the UK regardless of citizenship.

Saskatchewan removal of industrial carbon levy reveals $430M budget hole: NDP
Saskatchewan is set to become the first Canadian province to go “carbon tax free," but the NDP say it leaves a giant hole in the latest budget.
#politics #economy #environment #Saskatchewan #Canada #CarbonTax
https://globalnews.ca/news/11101592/saskatchewan-removal-of-industrial-carbon-levy-reveals-430m-budget-hole-ndp/

Saskatchewan removal of industrial carbon levy reveals $430M budget hole: NDP
Saskatchewan is set to become the first Canadian province to go “carbon tax free," but the NDP say it leaves a giant hole in the latest budget.
#politics #economy #environment #Saskatchewan #Canada #CarbonTax
https://globalnews.ca/news/11101592/saskatchewan-removal-of-industrial-carbon-levy-reveals-430m-budget-hole-ndp/

It will be really interesting to see how much gasoline prices come down when the #carbontax is removed. I will expect that the oil companies will pocket this as additional profit, and not lower prices very much, if at all. #canpoli #canelxn

Hi #canada !

Want to keep #immigration in check?
Then #vote on #elxn2025, but dont vote for the guy who Anonymous is warning you about.

#election #cdnmedia #cdnpoli #commonsense #axethetax #carbontax #traitor #elbowsup

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mxc7liuon6iq5gzapmmwkq22/post/3ll7hvgbedc2s

The reality here is very fucking hilarious. Obviously the evaporation of the #carbontax was never going to result in lower gas prices. Just like covering this country in oil and gas pipelines will not ever, fucking EVER mean lower prices. Collectively society’s brains shut off when it’s just corporations pillaging us just as long as the government isn’t using the means at its disposal to deliver/fund services #canada #cdnpoli #ottawa
https://globalnews.ca/video/11093405/alberta-gas-prices-jump-ahead-of-carbon-tax-cut