Every single mode of transport will be negatively impacted by feds’ carbon tax

If the Liberal government is at all interested, as it proclaims, in a strong economy, it is hard to believe it's proceeding with the implementation a carbon tax.

Environment Minister Catherine McKenna's standard answer that a provincial government like Saskatchewan’s could refund every single dime collected from the federal levy to its citizens, is fraught with problems. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY Conservative MP Kelly Block

February 27, 2017

Canada's successful rise as a nation closely follows the growth of transportation. Today, thanks to modern transport infrastructure and the companies that move goods and people within Canada and around the world—we’ve leveraged our geographic size and diversity into an asset. Since Confederati...

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