Agreed. This is very contingent on the follow through, but it also makes sense. There’s two scenarios:
Let’s see how it plays out.
Before we get all doomer up in here (generally fair), I genuinely believe this is a smart play and exactly in line with Carneys stated plan. Carney does believe in the carbon tax as both a way to put money in most Canadians pockets and to reduce our emissions. He has said fullstop that the Carbon Tax was effective and good. He has said he wants to “cancel the carbon tax and replace it with a consumption pricing model” - which is effectively just rebranding the Carbon Tax. And he said so directly, that the carbon tax is effective but has become too political and is an unwinnable battle politically, but the core function should be maintained. Based on his public history I do believe he’s an environmentalist, so I do trust he’ll follow through with a replacement.
I think this is smart politically because the Carbon Tax and proximity to Trudeau is essentially PP’s only play. In one shot Carney takes away the last of PP’s cards, which may be enough to cement a lead for the coming election.
Admittedly this all hinges on him actually getting a replacement in, but based on his history of public statements for the past few years, I do believe he will. If he doesn’t, feel free to come back next year or whatever and yell at me. For now, I’m huffing my hoping here.
$10 a day child care was pretty good. I’m a fan of the dental coverage too. The carbon tax actually reduced our emissions for the first time and was overall a net financial benefit for most Canadians.
He wasn’t amazing but he was not nearly the washout people act like he is.
First Panama. Then Greenland. Then us.
We must speak up now before there is no one to speak for us.