Thank you so much.
An industrial carbon tax really is the worst of all worlds. It's going to make life more expensive here in Canada. It's going to drive Canadian jobs south of the border, and it doesn't work.
For the better part of a decade, the government tried to convince Canadians that carbon taxes made them richer. Canadians didn't believe it then, and they still don't believe it now.
When you look at polling, it shows that about 70% of Canadians understand that businesses aren't just going to eat the extra costs. Most or some of the costs are going to be passed on to consumers through higher prices. It's very easy to understand. If you impose massive taxes on oil and gas refineries, that will make it more expensive to drive. If you impose taxes on fertilizer plants, that increases costs for farmers and makes it more expensive to eat. If you impose taxes on electricity, that makes it more expensive to live.