SOG36: Liberal Revolt Against Trudeau Underway Over Carbon Tax | Stand on Guard Ep 36
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Summary
Ken McDonald, a Liberal MP from Newfoundland and Labrador, voted against the government's motion to axe the carbon tax this week. What does that mean for the rest of the Liberal caucus? And why did he vote against it?
Transcript
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There will be limitations on how much natural gas you can use.
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That's what fighting climate change looks like.
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Welcome back to another episode of Stand on Guard.
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I'm your host, David Creighton, and you're watching the Creighton's Right channel.
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I'll be back with a story that's been very underreported, but it's very interesting as well.
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And it might indicate the breakup, the crackup of the Liberal Caucus.
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We'll be back in a few moments after the intro.
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So we are in a very precarious position in this country.
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We need political change, but we also need to resolve to resist.
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You can do so at the $5 level on YouTube, on Substack, and on Buy Me a Coffee.
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We'll mention that again at the end of the broadcast, but I've got to mention it now while you're still watching.
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They had a vote on the carbon tax, a motion from the conservative official opposition to axe the carbon tax.
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There he is there, Liberal Member of Parliament from Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Now, he says the environment minister, you know, Stephen Guilbo, the climate change guru, the one who's always threatening to shut up the gas, the power, the electricity, everything, because it's good for the environment and it's fighting climate change.
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But, yeah, he's thinking that maybe the average Canadian doesn't really relate well to Mr. Guilbo and his Greenpeace extremist policies and politics.
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So what happened this week is that Mr. McDonald, yes, decided to support the conservative.
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Mr. McGuire, Mr. Reed, Mr. Shields, Mr. Falk-Provence, Mr. Motz, Mr. Williamson, Mr. Arnold, Mr. Morrison, Mr. Dowdo, Mr. Albus, Mr. Carey, Mr. Weber, Mr. Soroka, Mr. Lake, Mr. Veerson, Mr. Ruff,
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Mr. Ruff, Mr. Fast, Mr. Fast, Mr. Kana, Mr. Lesley, Mr. Majumdar, Mr. Majumdar, Mr. Majumdar, Mr. Vong, Mr. Vong, Mr. Vong, Mr. McDonald Avalon.
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He's supporting a conservative opposition motion to axe the carbon tax.
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You have to change the way you're approaching...
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before we watch this interview with Ken McDonald,
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why do you suppose he's voting against the carbon tax?
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Well, Maritimes has never been an extremely prosperous area of Canada,
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So McDonald, obviously, is not a cabinet minister.
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But he might not even be that after the next election,
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because he can see the political future very clearly.
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And a lot of liberals in the Maritimes are going to lose their seats
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because they're sitting there watching idiots like Stephen Guimbeau run the country,
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who are so committed to this ideology of climate change
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The climate change incentive, or whatever you want to call it,
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I think what we're using right now at this time,
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who are now struggling with an affordability crisis,
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You represent, you know, CBS, Conception Base South,
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This is really hurting people there who use oil to heat their home.
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And the market signal pricing is supposed to send.
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How much is this hurting your party politically in Newfoundland and Labrador?
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you know, we're losing faith in the Liberal Party.
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They appreciate the fact that I've stood up now twice
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to do away with a carbon tax or to ask for it to be delayed.
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but get it delayed till we get past this affordability issue.
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I've had people tell me they can't afford to buy groceries,
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And that's hard to hear from especially seniors who live alone
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and tell me that they go around their house in the spring and winter time
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because they can't afford their home heating fuel
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I mean, that's heart-wrenching when you hear somebody say that.
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Look, everybody in Atlantic Canada believes climate change is real.
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I think if that could be delayed and moved down the road,
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whether it be four months, six months, or a year,
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and see where the affordability issue is at that time,
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And, David, you know that everything in our province
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And that cost to bring it in is going to be added to every item
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Green policies are costing most people in Canada
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who vote Liberal far more than they can afford.
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before they start shooting those smartening up pills.
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as he says, in the future, is not a solution either.
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This is an irrational tax that's aimed at everyday, ordinary Canadians.
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We still need to fill our cars up with gasoline.
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We still need to heat our homes with oil, natural gas,
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It's not going to change in the next six to 12 months.
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Obviously, Ken McDonald is thinking about a year or two
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He wants the heat off of him and other Liberals
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from the Maritimes and other regions of the country
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because they just want enough time to get reelected.
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So there's a little bit of gamemanship here going on.
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He's at least admitting that people in the Maritimes
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And it takes faith to believe in the Liberal Party these days
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But people like Stephen Gilboa and Justin Trudeau
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are so committed to the ideology of climate change,
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That's okay because we're all in this climate change fight together.
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This has absolutely nothing, no effect on climate change.
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which are intended to force rapid and risky changes
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would be able to pay for all of this is beyond me.
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In their rush to serve narrow ideological interests
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that's what fighting climate change looks like.
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Limiting the amount of fossil fuels we're using.
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We're doing that in the steel and aluminum sector.
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and he's doing incredibly bad things to the country.
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It's all about serving the climate change fight.
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What effect is this having on the Liberal Party?
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He knows he's not going to get reelected next time.
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before he moves one millimeter on climate change.
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And I'm not suggesting he skews his results for liberals,
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But I think he's got a very interesting poll right here.
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Conservatives basically are not making mistakes
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for the liberals and Justin Trudeau politically.