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As someone who supports the carbon rebate and thinks it's a good policy, I have to admit that Carney is right. Trudeau screwed up the implementation, and now a policy that gives most Canadians more money than they pay is a third rail.

Replacing the tax with something more acceptable, and equally effective seems like a good way forward.

Original: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-mark-carney-consumer-carbon-tax-liberal-leadership-race/

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[โ€“] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Canโ€™t you just pay it ahead of time?

I think the biggest issue with the carbon tax is that when gas prices go up, people just assume itโ€™s all because of carbon tax.

[โ€“] yardy_sardley@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That sounds like an issue with people, not with the tax.

[โ€“] n2burns@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'd argue this is an issue with messaging. The government did such a bad job explaining to people what the tax was and how it works. For example, I talked with sooo many people who swore they weren't getting their Carbon Tax Rebates but just didn't realise that's what the CAI payments were.

[โ€“] fnord@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago

This is why Trump made such a big deal about getting those Covid cheques with his name on it. Because the messaging and education matters a lot more than the actual policy.

People would 100% remember getting a carbon cheque from Justin Trudeau. No one even knows what the fuck a CAIP is.

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