The Moe government’s open defiance of the law brings us closer to the brink

[Hamloc]

Curly Moe's criminal record was good training for his time in government it appears.

He is all in for the rule of law when it suits him, but when he disagrees with the law he is willing to break it?

If Moe is so concerned about affordability, why isn't he cutting fuel taxes like Wab Kinew?

Instead he stops collecting the carbon tax which is rebated to 80% of consumers already and then tries to claim he is bringing relief to consumers? LOL

Moe isn't good at math or principled policy. What he is good at is fighting with Ottawa, and ignoring affordability measures he could make in his own province.

Chuck2, you never responded to my Financial Post article which stated that from 2019 to 2022 $22 billion of carbon taxes were collected of which small and medium sized businesses remitted roughly half. Of that $11 billion of remitted carbon tax they received $35 million back, so what .3% of the tax payed was rebated to small and medium sized business? I guess business isn’t a consumer?! Another Trudeau lie?

[furrowtickler]

Wealth transfer scheme plain and simple .
take from business and give to city folk . Sure 80% , but it goes to those who pay the least
carbon tax never intended to help the environment.

[fjlip]

And those that CAN pass all $22Billion$ to consumers hidden in cost of goods

Ponzi scheme, Robin Hood

[chuckChuck]

Now Curly Moe and Dustin Duncan aren't sure whether to remit the uncollected carbon tax to Ottawa? But they still want all the rebates to consumers to continue? Huh?

They are doing a good job of raising the profile of the rebates that have 80% of consumers are getting all their carbon tax back.

Curly Moe probably forgot that consumers are getting used to the rebates and will wonder what happened to them.

Their story is starting to change as they make policy on the fly.

They could address the affordability issue by cutting taxes in Saskatchewan, but no its better to blame Ottawa for all the inflation and pretend that the main cause is the carbon tax when that is clearly not the case.

But Sask Party math and logic are not their strong points!

[Hamloc]

Now Curly Moe and Dustin Duncan aren't sure whether to remit the uncollected carbon tax to Ottawa? But they still want all the rebates to consumers to continue? Huh?

They are doing a good job of raising the profile of the rebates that have 80% of consumers are getting all their carbon tax back.

Curly Moe probably forgot that consumers are getting used to the rebates and will wonder what happened to them.

Their story is starting to change as they make policy on the fly.

They could address the affordability issue by cutting taxes in Saskatchewan, but no its better to blame Ottawa for all the inflation and pretend that the main cause is the carbon tax when that is clearly not the case.

But Sask Party math and logic are not their strong points!

Chuck2 are small and medium sized business consumers of fossil fuels in your world? .3% of the $11 billion they payed on carbon taxes from 2019 to 2022 was rebated? Why do you keep repeating the 80% lie. If 80% of the $11 billion individual Canadians payed in carbon tax was rebated and .3% of the $11 billion small and medium business payed was rebated, only 40.3% of carbon tax collected was actually rebated, the truth is much different than what the governments narrative is!!!!

[chuckChuck]

Those same businesses would have spent much more on higher energy costs because the price of oil and natural gas rose significantly in 2022. And they are getting no rebate from the oil companies even while they made record profits.

Look at the chart on inflation. The carbon tax share of inflation is much less than 1%. Higher energy costs have a much bigger impact.

The carbon tax is certainly affecting businesses, but the majority of carbon tax is going back to 80% of individuals and families.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

But businesses don't vote. And and those evil capitalist business owners don't vote NDP or liberal.
And that is all that matters to Chuck. He is playing to his audience.