I'd like to go to proposed section 188, on the revenue side. In an earlier exchange, Mr. Moffet said, and others have said too, that this carbon tax would be collected and then remitted to the provinces.
Proposed subsection 188(1) says:
(b) persons that are specified in the regulations or that meet criteria set out in the regulations
Who are these “persons”? It sounds to me as though the federal government can remit directly to individuals the carbon tax rebates or whatever it is that is being rebated. It refers specifically to section 174 or 178, which deal with overpayment. How does this work? Is this carbon tax actually going to be remitted to provinces, or can it go directly to persons? The latter is the way I read this.