Mr. Speaker, this from one of the authors of the Walkerton tragedy in Ontario.
Yesterday, the government tabled a report in which the Conservatives proposed a tax on every tonne of carbon in this country at between $195 and $295 a tonne. It is their proposal. At the low end, this translates into a $15 billion per year tax on energy. Then the minister asked economists if this tax would have a negative effect on the economy and imagine, surprise, surprise, wait for it, they said “yes”.
I wonder did Chicken Little over there consult the finance minister before he wasted tax dollars that mock the intelligence of Canadians.