Carbon tax gone. Fuel excise tax, suspended. Oh and hey look, the corporate lobby wants it all gone for good.
And yet gas is still bloody expensive at $2/L or more.
It’s almost like we voted in a federal government hellbent on increasing the profit margins of the companies responsible for our burning communities.
carry on…
https://financialpost.com/news/mark-carney-gas-tax-holiday-ends-soon
#bcwildfire #climateEmergency #endfossilfuels #climatechange #canpoli #cdnpoli
Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸
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