Juno News - July 13, 2018


Will the 2019 election be a tax war？


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2 minutes

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152.03008

Word Count

337

Sentence Count

20


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Another day, another province says no to Justin Trudeau's carbon tax. Another day another province that doesn't want anything to do with a federally imposed carbon tax in Canada. We're at four of ten Canadian provinces that are saying no to Trudeau's attempt to put a tax on everything.

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00:00:00.000 Another day, another province that doesn't want anything to do with Justin Trudeau's federally imposed carbon tax.
00:00:05.000 Let's do a bit of a recap here.
00:00:07.000 We've got the Premier of Manitoba, Brian Pallister, saying no to the carbon tax,
00:00:11.000 even vowing to fight the federal government in court if need be.
00:00:15.000 We've got Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe making a very similar claim, no carbon tax.
00:00:20.000 The new Premier of Ontario, Doug Ford, not only is he repealing the cap-and-trade
00:00:24.000 that's already on the books from Ontario's last Liberal government,
00:00:27.000 but he's also saying if Justin Trudeau tries to put one in, he is going to fight it.
00:00:32.000 Now we've got, this week, the Prince Edward Island Environment Minister saying
00:00:37.000 they are going to stand up for the islanders and against a federal carbon tax.
00:00:41.000 So we're already at four of ten Canadian provinces that are saying no to Justin Trudeau's attempt to put a tax on everything.
00:00:49.000 Let's look ahead to the Alberta election.
00:00:51.000 If and when Jason Kenney becomes the Premier, he's making a similar claim.
00:00:55.000 That would mean five of the ten provinces in Confederation are against the carbon tax.
00:01:00.000 Most importantly, provinces representing a combined 21 million people, almost two-thirds of the Canadian population,
00:01:07.000 that would be represented by governments that are saying no to Justin Trudeau.
00:01:11.000 So Justin Trudeau has two options here.
00:01:13.000 He can put his tail between his legs and realize that this was a terrible policy right from the get-go,
00:01:18.000 or he can start a tax war in Canada.
00:01:21.000 He can actually run the 2019 federal election campaign against the provincial premiers and for a carbon tax.
00:01:29.000 Now I wouldn't put it past him.
00:01:30.000 This is a guy that's never met a tax he didn't like.
00:01:32.000 But if he wants to run an election based on pro or anti carbon tax,
00:01:36.000 he is going to find himself in the unemployment line.
00:01:39.000 And that's a good thing.
00:01:40.000 For the True North Initiative, I'm Andrew Lawton.
00:01:48.000 For the True North Initiative