Why wouldn't your government consider a windfall tax?
Actually, your government did consider a windfall tax. It was reported in The Globe and Mail. Then lobbyists from the oil and gas sector convinced the government out of it. Multiple sources from the finance minister reported that you changed your mind after hearing from CAPP and other oil-patch lobbyists.
Why not actually invest that money? The U.K. and 20 other EU countries have done this. They have taxed the excess profits of oil and gas.
We have an opportunity to fund climate solutions that would dramatically reduce our emissions. Your government is saying that you're in a fiscal bind and that you can't tackle this crisis at the scale and with the urgency that's needed, so why not implement a windfall tax and fund climate solutions?