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Ottawa unveils details of Nova Scotia carbon tax that will take effect next summer

Before this Liberal government (since late 2015, so just a little over 7 years so far) the Conservatives had government for 9 years. No need to panic yet.
Doesn’t necessarily mean they will again. Times have changed a lot since then, and the Canadian people have become extremely gaslit towards the left.
The conservatives aren’t doing themselves a favour either by pushing social conservatism garbage, which the vast majority of the people don’t want, plus they have a track record for cutting taxes for the rich.
 
It’s only a matter of time before the Conservative Party hands the liberals the next election on a silver platter. They already lost 3 times in a row, they’ll lose again.
This country is done for, face it.
So this has what to do with the current cost of home heating and alternatives.
There are other threads you can utilize for biased commentary on the government parties.
 
There are a lot of subsidized home upgrade programs and rebates, but you still need to be able to pay for a large portion or fork out the money first. Can't do that if you are getting nailed by an extra tax (although there have been rebates in place for 15+ years for home efficiency upgrades, with a lot of additional ones coming up over the years, so my sympathy is somewhat limited for the homeowners that will now be doing a surprised pikachu and haven't been paying attention as the cost of heating oil has gone up threefold).
Part of the Greener Homes grant is a 0% interest loan for 10 years up to $40,000. There’s a grant for heat pumps, and there’s a new grant on top of that for switching off of oil.
 
Before this Liberal government (since late 2015, so just a little over 7 years so far) the Conservatives had government for 9 years. No need to panic yet.

The conservatives also continually win the popular vote. Which ridiculously means absolutely nothing.
 
Statement from the Premier


I want to express my profound disappointment in the decision by the Government of Canada to impose a carbon tax on Nova Scotians at a time when fuel and heating costs are at an all-time high and many Nova Scotians are struggling.

Let me be clear – Nova Scotia supports action on climate change but doesn’t support a carbon tax of any amount on home heating oil at this time. It’s incomprehensible to me that the federal government doesn’t agree.

A new fuel tax when there are record highs at the pumps also makes no sense. We have been told this is intended to change behaviour, but even with today’s prices, we aren’t seeing any significant change.

That’s because people in our rural communities need to drive. They don’t have options to ride a bike to work, take the bus or – as a federal minister suggested – use the subway. The federal government’s failure to understand this shows they’re simply out of touch. Fuel rebates are welcome, but they won’t ease the pressure Nova Scotians are feeling now at the pump.

Yesterday, the Government of Canada announced a new program to help get Nova Scotians off home heating oil. This is a goal we share. But it will take years to make this change. It won’t help Nova Scotians struggling today.

Our government is working to expand the Heating Assistance Rebate Program and looking at long-term solutions to increase energy efficiency and make life more affordable. We fought this carbon tax to the end, including reaching out to the federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change last night to ask him to reconsider. We still implore the federal government to reverse this poorly timed decision.

The courts have ruled that the federal government has the jurisdiction to apply the carbon tax. We don’t dispute that. But the courts didn’t say the federal government is required to impose it.

No one left the door open for the Trudeau government to do this. They had the choice.

They could have chosen our legislated plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, which would have achieved and exceeded their GHG emissions goals.

They could have paused the program and worked with Premiers across the country to find ways to support people and reduce emissions that did not include a punitive carbon tax.

Instead, the Government of Canada is imposing a carbon tax knowing Nova Scotians, and Canadians, are struggling.

Nova Scotians will remember.
 
The conservatives also continually win the popular vote. Which ridiculously means absolutely nothing.
Why's that ridiculous? Just because a majority of the people in Lethbridge and Moose Jaw voted conservative, why does that give any of the people there any say over who gets to be the MP from my riding in Nova Scotia?
 
Statement from the Premier


I want to express my profound disappointment in the decision by the Government of Canada to impose a carbon tax on Nova Scotians at a time when fuel and heating costs are at an all-time high and many Nova Scotians are struggling.

Let me be clear – Nova Scotia supports action on climate change but doesn’t support a carbon tax of any amount on home heating oil at this time. It’s incomprehensible to me that the federal government doesn’t agree.

A new fuel tax when there are record highs at the pumps also makes no sense. We have been told this is intended to change behaviour, but even with today’s prices, we aren’t seeing any significant change.

That’s because people in our rural communities need to drive. They don’t have options to ride a bike to work, take the bus or – as a federal minister suggested – use the subway. The federal government’s failure to understand this shows they’re simply out of touch. Fuel rebates are welcome, but they won’t ease the pressure Nova Scotians are feeling now at the pump.

Yesterday, the Government of Canada announced a new program to help get Nova Scotians off home heating oil. This is a goal we share. But it will take years to make this change. It won’t help Nova Scotians struggling today.

Our government is working to expand the Heating Assistance Rebate Program and looking at long-term solutions to increase energy efficiency and make life more affordable. We fought this carbon tax to the end, including reaching out to the federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change last night to ask him to reconsider. We still implore the federal government to reverse this poorly timed decision.

The courts have ruled that the federal government has the jurisdiction to apply the carbon tax. We don’t dispute that. But the courts didn’t say the federal government is required to impose it.

No one left the door open for the Trudeau government to do this. They had the choice.

They could have chosen our legislated plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, which would have achieved and exceeded their GHG emissions goals.

They could have paused the program and worked with Premiers across the country to find ways to support people and reduce emissions that did not include a punitive carbon tax.

Instead, the Government of Canada is imposing a carbon tax knowing Nova Scotians, and Canadians, are struggling.

Nova Scotians will remember.
One could argue that the rising cost of living has made the majority of Nova Scotians using heating oil to warm their homes poorer and thus lower class Canadians so the Liberals don’t feel obliged to support them since they are no longer the LPC’s targeted middle class…

The wishes of Nova Scotians (or most Canadians for that matter) don’t matter, so long as Trudeau’s university chum Gerald Butts and convicted criminal and Environmental Minister Steven Guilbeault’s green agenda towards CO2 Nirvana moves forward.
 
So this has what to do with the current cost of home heating and alternatives.
There are other threads you can utilize for biased commentary on the government parties.

You expanded the subjects yourself a couple days ago. His reply isn’t completely from the outfield, and you both seem to reach the same conclusion:

We have been pulled, at accelerating speed, into socialism or communism or facism or globalism (take your pick).
It will create strife, tyranny, exclusion and mass poverty, food shortages, supply problems, fuel shortages and ruled by an oligarchy of self proclaimed elites.
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Why's that ridiculous? Just because a majority of the people in Lethbridge and Moose Jaw voted conservative, why does that give any of the people there any say over who gets to be the MP from my riding in Nova Scotia?

Whoops sorry I was getting my Federal and Provincial lines crossed.
 
Interestingly enough, there will be a grant specifically targetting this coming very soon, which seems to be on top of the interest free loan. Seems like good news for anyone still on heating oil if a heat pump is an option in their area.

Making Home Heating More Affordable for Canadians While Fighting Climate Change - Canada.ca

News release​



November 21, 2022 Stellarton, Nova Scotia Natural Resources Canada

The Government of Canada is continuing to invest in making life more affordable for families across the country by helping homeowners switch from expensive home heating oil to energy-efficient cold-climate heat pumps.

Today, the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, announced a $250 million investment for the Oil to Heat Pump Affordability (OHPA) Grant, a new stream to add to the existing Canada Greener Homes Initiative. This program will help tens of thousands of households move to affordable, reliable electric heat pumps instead of expensive home heating oil. The OHPA Grant builds on $250 million announced in September, 2022, by Minister Guilbeault to make home heating more affordable – and cut pollution – by helping households move to electric heat pumps.

While national in scope, the OHPA Grant’s design reflects the fact that a higher proportion of Atlantic Canadians use oil as their primary source of heat. Today’s announcement is another way that the Government of Canada is following through on its commitment to deliver practical solutions on home heating, especially for Atlantic Canadians, while fighting climate change.

The new OHPA Grant focuses on households that need it the most and is designed to benefit low-to-median-income Canadian households. On average, homeowners who switch from oil to cold-climate heat pumps to heat their homes would save between $1,500 and $4,700 per year on home energy bills.

Eligible homeowners will be able to combine OHPA Grants with funding from existing federal, provincial, territorial and utility programs. The OHPA Grant will provide up to $5,000, which would cover costs including:

  • the purchase and installation of an eligible heat pump;
  • electrical upgrades required for the new heat pump; and
  • safe removal of the oil tank.

Recognizing that many low-to-moderate-income homeowners are often unable to carry upfront costs associated with the installation of heat pumps, money will be delivered to Canadian households before the installation of their new heat pumps, and the program will feature robust verification processes to ensure the program is being used as intended.

Canadian households may be eligible for the OHPA Grant if:

  • their household has an after-tax income at or below the median household after-tax income, as defined by Statistics Canada’s Low Income Measure Threshold (e.g., $53,140 after-tax for a family of four);
  • their home is oil-heated as of January 2023 (this must be demonstrated with copies of their oil fuel bills from the 12 months preceding their application); and
  • they are the primary resident and owner of their home.

The OHPA Grant will be available starting in early 2023 through the Canada Greener Homes Initiative Portal. The $2.6-billion Canada Greener Homes Initiative (CGHI) already provides eligible homeowners with up to $5,000 to retrofit their home to reduce energy use and save money. Homeowners can therefore benefit from both the OHPA and CGHI grants to replace their oil furnace with heat pumps.

As of the most recent Quarterly Update, the CGHI had issued close to $106 million in grants to almost 28,000 homeowners and approved interest-free loans for almost 4,300 homeowners. As with the Canada Greener Homes Initiative, Natural Resources Canada will seek to co-deliver the OHPA Grant with existing provincial, territorial or utility programs where appropriate, and will be approaching Atlantic provinces in particular about their interest in co-delivery of the OHPA Grant.

Helping households transition to heat pumps not only helps lower energy costs for Canadians, but also helps cut pollution. The OHPA Grant is yet another example of the government’s commitment to making life more affordable for Canadians while fighting climate change from coast to coast to coast.
 
You expanded the subjects yourself a couple days ago. His reply isn’t completely from the outfield, and you both seem to reach the same conclusion:
Guilty as charged. Apologies all around.

I can always count on you bri.😉😙

:salute:🙂
 
The problem isn't the design of elections; the problem is the design of government. Design government appropriately (key principle: subsidiarity) and national popular vote is irrelevant.
 
Votes and issues above the 49th Parallel don’t matter.
Proportionally the people that live above the 49th parallel have a much higher representation, so not really sure how you think that works.

If you think it is lopsided now, imagine if it was genuinely 1 for 1; the GTA alone would have something like 100 MPs.
 
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