Scott Moe and Danielle Smith say the exemption should also be applied to natural gas, as the majority of people in their provinces use it to heat their homes.

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    Both natural gas and heating oil contribute co2 emissions. One just got a carbon tax exemption for some reason. Not sure what your blind hatred for Alberta has to do with inconsistently applied carbon tax rules.

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          31 year ago

          Because Lemmy is Reddit now.

          6 months ago I never used to see comments like this at all, let alone with upvotes.

          Then again, I came here from Reddit too.

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          11 year ago

          Because Danielle Smith and Scott Moe are horrible human beings actively gaslighting Canadians towards supporting terrible policy, and rational people can see right through that shit and hate everything about it?

          Just a guess.

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            21 year ago

            Sure, fuck Smith and Moe, my politics are the same as yours, but that’s not what you said. You told a random person to go fuck themselves. Then you said that of the province of Saskatchewan, a province with two NDP leaning cities with tons of progressives.

            I’m disappointed in Lemmy for rewarding such mindless “own the cons” behaviour. I expect that nonsense from the far right.

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      61 year ago

      You want me to quit with my blind hatred of Alberta? Then shut up with your fucking ads!

      I’m sick of watching them, I’m sick of hearing them. I live in Ontario and don’t give a shit about what your province or MAGA-loving Premier has to say.

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      While I don’t agree with their reaction. In spite of the inconsistency, I see this as still accomplishing the goal. Part of the rationale behind the carbon tax is incentivizing a move away from CO2 emitting sources through cost. The high cost of heating oil even without the tax could be argued as incentive enough. Whether it was a move simply meant to “buy” votes in Atlantic Canada and whether the exemptions was a good move anyway… Don’t know.

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        11 year ago

        Good point. I’m not familiar enough with the cost of heating oil. The cynic in me can definitely see this as a political move to shore up votes in Atlantic Canada.