M. Grégoire

To be honest, when #PierrePoilievre proposed suspending gas taxes a week or two ago, I thought it was a bit of a gimmick. I didn't expect #MarkCarney to copy it, but here we are...

Carney temporarily suspending federal fuel excise tax on gas, diesel and aviation fuel
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-fuel-excise-tax-affordability-9.7162911

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Carney temporarily suspending federal fuel excise tax on gas, diesel and aviation fuel | CBC News

A day after sweeping three byelections in Ontario and Quebec that gave him a majority in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Mark Carney says he is temporarily removing the federal excise tax on gas and diesel.

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Show threadErin Dalzell (He/Him) 🇨🇦11h ago
@mpjgregoire I’d rather the govt spend money on giving everyone a heat pump/solar
Show threadM. Grégoire11h ago
@emd We'd be better off sending rebates to low-income Canadians than doing this.
Show threadErin Dalzell (He/Him) 🇨🇦9h ago
@mpjgregoire one time payouts just aren't a good long term solution. Certainly help low income folks temporarily though.
Show threadM. Grégoire7h ago
@emd The long-term solution is to de-carbonise society. But that really is long-term.
Show threadErin Dalzell (He/Him) 🇨🇦7h ago
@mpjgregoire best time to plant a tree……
Show threadM. Grégoire7h ago
@emd Lots of EVs on the road where I live. It's a gradual process.
Show threadErin Dalzell (He/Him) 🇨🇦7h ago
@mpjgregoire …that could use some help…which is what I hope this (waves hands around at the world) triggers.
Show threadM. Grégoire7h ago
@emd You may have seen @evan 's post a few days ago that the best ceasefire would be no more killing and higher oil prices. Maybe that will happen, though of course a #CarbonTax would be better, since the revenue could be transferred back to the public.
Show threadErin Dalzell (He/Him) 🇨🇦6h ago
@mpjgregoire @evan yup I like the carbon tax too! Anything to get us off oil.
Show threadRuth O'Day10h ago

@mpjgregoire

With so many Tory policies on the Grit side, no wonder so many Tory MPs have crossed the floor!

Show threadM. Grégoire7h ago
@RuthODay2 Clearly they don't need to be on the government side to influence policy.