Carbon tax

[Nudge]

Why is there so much anger towards the canola seed increase but I don't here any concern with regards to the impending carbon tax that over time could take 5 billion a year from the western Ag economy. This is real and is going to happen. Producers need to be demanding an exemption not only for them selves but also for the fertilizer industry. We compete on a global level and our competitors don't have this problem. This is a pure wealth transfer from farmers to consultants, government and all those involved in 'green' industries.

[BreadWinner]

Don't get me started on a carbon tax..... This will happen!!!!! Our new liberal government is needing to balance the books somehow and this is the vehicle they will use. Not sure how you can fight something until it is actually announced. These Liberals have the entitlement attitude and they are going to take what is theirs.

[wmoebis]

Don't get me started on a carbon tax..... This will happen!!!!! Our new liberal government is needing to balance the books somehow and this is the vehicle they will use. Not sure how you can fight something until it is actually announced. These Liberals have the entitlement attitude and they are going to take what is theirs.

If it comes will any other party revoke it in next election?

[Oliver88]

It will be interesting to watch Alberta hit rock bottom in the next few years with record unemployment numbers and record deficits. Alberta is now phasing out coal powered power plants so they can purchase more expensive "cleaner" energy. Was it all worth it to impress Suzuki and Gore?

How would running aeration fans look on your farm if you double your electricity costs?
Why not increase cost of trucking, rail freight, fertilizer, propane, equipment, steel, diesel while we're at it since it's only $.....🙈

It sounds like imposing a carbon tax in SK and (maybe MB) will require the federal government forcing the provinces which will result in a court challenge. Interesting to see what kind of dictators we have for PM and environment minister.

The cleanest form of energy from a GHG perspective is nuclear but the people who would oppose that would be the same groups who want to impose a carbon tax.

[Nudge]

Feds are on record as saying they will impose the tax on provinces. Even if they are not on board.

[Daylate]

It's got me extremely fired up! This country is being led by and is full of the most useless people in history!!!

[sumdumguy]

Farmers should be paid for turning carbon into oxygen and furthermore carbon is a most valuable element in photosynthesis. Go carbon!

[blackpowder]

Majority rule boys. Fight it, accept it, or develop a pattern of learned helplessness.
Either way, the belief system we see at work today is here to stay until enough go hungry and cold again.
Simple.

[boarderbloke]

Nudge, I posted different times last winter about how farmers will be incurring the carbon tax for growing the food for ALL NON PRODUCERS ! with absolutely no way to pass those costs on to the processors or consumers. Without crediting farmers for their carbon sink, or having a rebate system(like GST), we'll be bearing all the carbon tax for every urbanite that eats in this country.

With the massive amount land in crops, grass and forest in this country, some studies say we're a net zero emitter of carbon, proving this is just a tax scheme.

Of course the biggest pushers of this scheme also come from the warmest parts of this country. Truduea hasn't and or won't, lobby for larger global community carbon output due to our sub-arctic location, there's no consideration that you might need to use RELIABLE ENERGY just to stay alive in a country with this high of latitude and so much land mass from warm ocean currents/weather.

[fjlip]

"This country is being led by and is full of the most useless people in history!!!"
Well said, support Brad, NO CARBON TAX, court challenge, notwithstanding clause, what ever it takes!
Screw the climate change/tax bastards!