New York is staying with traditional diesel-powered snow plows after rejecting electric vehicles proposed as a replacement.
Just over three years ago the New York Department of Sanitation sought several Mack electric trucks to be set up for double duty as part of a goal to become CO2-neutral.
Reality is both consistent and objective, and because it is, bad ideas produce adverse results—you could also think of it as “every good tree bringeth forth good fruit” while “a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.”
More than half of Canadians want the federal government to axe the carbon tax from home heating bills, according to a new poll.
Fifty-seven percent of those surveyed want relief from carbon pricing on all home heating, according to the Leger poll, which was commissioned by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF). Twenty-one percent opposed extending the carbon tax exemption while 22 percent of respondents said they were unsure.
The motion by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to have Ottawa extend its carbon price pause to all forms of home heating has been defeated as the Bloc Quebecois joined the Liberals to vote down the motion.
The non-binding motion, which meant it would not need to be acted on by the government, had the support of the NDP, but still failed to get a majority with 135 voting in favour while 186 voted against.
The human backdrop at a political event means taking real people and reducing them to scenery, curated and arranged like a person bouquet.
If you’re a supporter who gets plucked out of the crowd to stand onstage, it must feel like going out to run errands and ending up as an extra in a movie. If you’re a politician, it has to be less fun. You have skills and accomplishments, and presumably you take pride in something beyond your ability to applaud like a trained seal.
Several provinces have issued a joint statement, calling on the federal government to eliminate the carbon tax on all forms of home heating.
The united front comes after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a pause on the tax for home heating oil, a decision that largely benefits Atlantic Canada where 30 percent of families use the oil to heat their homes. Other provinces rely more on different sources, like natural gas.
Last week was earnings week for big car manufacturers — one of the quarterly updates they are required to make to investors regarding their profits and losses.
Nearly all of them announced they would be scaling back their production of EVs (electric vehicles) because – wait for it – consumers don’t want them.
A million years ago … pardon me, my notes indicate rather surprisingly that it was the spring of 2021. Two and a half years ago, the Supreme Court found in favour of the federal government in the case of the References re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (GGPPA). It was a tricky division of powers question.
Since manmade climate change is a global collective action problem, laws to curtail greenhouse gas emissions aren’t inarguably in the natural bailiwick of either the federal government or the provinces. The federal Liberals made such a law, applying a “backstop” carbon price to — IN THEORY — the federation as a whole.
Opposition motions in the House of Commons are usually little more than political theatre. Non-binding points of principle and resolutions are made that often are voted down and are usually soon forgotten.
The motion being considered in Parliament next week is different. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership and legacy may be on the line.
OTTAWA — Liberal MP Ken McDonald said he has no regrets for breaking ranks with his party on the carbon tax not once, but twice, and he isn’t ruling out doing it again next week.
The Conservatives are forcing a House vote on Monday on a non-binding motion calling on the government to broaden the temporary pause on the carbon tax for home heating oil, which mostly helps only the Atlantic provinces. The motion will ask the Trudeau government to extend the tax break to all heating fuels, including natural gas.
OTTAWA — Liberal MP Ken McDonald said he has no regrets for breaking ranks with his party on the carbon tax not once, but twice, and he isn’t ruling out doing it again next week.
Liberal members of Parliament must choose what’s more important — loyalty to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau or helping their constituents heat their homes.
Never expect Liberal MP’s to do the right thing.
Jonathan Wilkinson, the minister of natural resources and energy, is not one to raise his voice. But as the Conservatives needled the government over its new carbon tax carve-out on Tuesday, Wilkinson started to get a bit shouty.
“Mr. Speaker, in the House, one thing is clear. The Conservative Party has no belief in the reality of climate change and no plan to fight it,” Wilkinson said.
“This government is focused on ensuring that we are addressing affordability challenges in a thoughtful way, while concurrently addressing the climate issue. It is a shame in the House, it is a shame in the country that we have a political party that denies the reality of climate change and is willing to give up the future of our children.”
OTTAWA — With the Liberal government opening the door to exemptions to its carbon tax, an Ontario Grand Chief wants it pushed even wider to a full exemption to the levy on Indigenous lands.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced last week that the government would exempt home heating oil from the carbon tax for the next three years. The exemption will apply nationwide, but the benefit will mostly flow to the Atlantic provinces where 40 per cent of homes use the more carbon intensive fuel to heat their homes.
h/t Mauser
The NDP will be supporting a Conservative motion to pause the federal carbon price on all forms of home heating.
New Westminster-Burnaby MP Peter Julian made the announcement Thursday afternoon following question period, upping the pressure on the Bloc Quebecois to either support the Liberals in voting down the motion on Monday, or join the opposition push.
Be nice if they could goad junior into making it a confidence motion.
