Federal carbon tax takes effect in Ont., Manitoba, Sask. and N.B. today

The federal government's carbon tax on greenhouse gas-emitting fuels begins today in the four provinces that do not have their own carbon pricing measures: Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick.

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[jamess]

Class action lawsuit against the law makers ? Make them pay personally and maybe they will stop screwing with Canadian citizens.

[martyshady]

Gas cost money if you tax it or not. people are going to use as little as possible regardless. this is just a tax grab.

[Stormrunner]

Cost of living has gone up already because the minimum raise hike has finally worked into the food price chain. The carbon tax will eventually raise costs higher.

[MrRequisition]

Carbon tax is not for the carbon!

It's a Jizya tax!

[TYKX]

"Thank you for your donation" - Trudeau

[masonmcdixon]

Well so since carbon is used to fuel tractors and so many farm equipment, transport trucks, busses you take to work, shipping by land, sea and air . Everything made with oil like tires, bottles, expect to pay 5 % more on everything you need to just survive cause no way companies will not pass it on to the so the 200 to 300$ refund at the end of next year is a fu... joke .

[lastrebelify]

40 percent of fuel price is tax already. Now, how much more can it be taxed?

[lydiav]

Cant even afford rent in ontario, let alone a car, let alone gas.

[mikepech]

Ontario, Sask, and Manitoba. Put Alberta back to work, Build a pipeline from Alberta to Ontario and buy only Canadian fuel. Tell Trudeau to take his carbon tax
and shove it where the sun didn't shine along with his Saudi oil. We have to show him that we the Canadian people are running our country, not him and his Muslim government. The Liberal and their taxes are all going to support Islam. It's time to show them who are the people that own this country. Islam is not it.

[bobmore]

Did anyone at cbc or the liberal government take math in school. My carbon bill in Alberta cost me 1287.50 per year and I got 336.00 back how's is that equal as they say. McKenna Trudeau better go back to school

[jamesryan]

lol taxing pollution will make it go away? LMFAO!

[zpoppe]

There goes another auto plant to shut down.

[loganmartineau]

It’s okay Justin just wrote his name out of parliament, vote this guy outta her3 eh!

[charlesnwarren]

This properly goes under the heading of "nonsense" tax. Fight it, people. Don't vote for anyone who proposes "nonsense tax.

[carlavaneeden]

I wish this was an April Fools Day joke :(

[francisgodinho]

One of the biggest hoax on Canadian to pay a carbon tax to stop global warming. Last 4 months Canada was freezing, nobody talked about global freezing. Now spring comes people have to pay 5 cents extra per liter on gas. Can the Trudeau government tell the people how global warming can be reduced by charging 5 cents per liter? This is another rip off by Trudeau.

[robertolsen]

Last Liberal Government for decades I hope!
Will take generations to repair the damage he has done!

[falimsakiz]

Why tax it if your just gunna give it back during tax season? Just dont tax at all!

[bitwhys]

I've already given up on my Provincial government to step up. For me this hinges on what they do with the money.

[btreimans]

What's the point of taxing us on carbon, when they will give it back to us as a rebate at tax time? It makes absolutely no sense. Why collect it in the first place?