Prime Minister Mark Carney claimed Monday that the industrial carbon tax has no effect on grocery prices, drawing a sharp rebuttal from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.“The industrial carbon tax impact on groceries is zero,” Carney told the House of Commons after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre accused the government of increasing costs for businesses and consumers.
Poilievre opened his question by criticizing the government’s planned increase to industrial carbon pricing and pointing to new findings from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.
“He’s increasing the industrial carbon tax,” Poilievre said. “Will he reverse his inflationary policies so we can bring down the costs on our small businesses, consumers and workers?”
Carney rejected the connection between industrial carbon pricing and grocery bills.
“The impact on fuel prices is zero,” he added. “This government is cutting taxes for business.”
Franco Terrazzano, federal director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, disputed Carney’s claim in comments to the Western Standard.
“It doesn’t matter what lipstick politicians put on their carbon tax pig, all carbon taxes make life more expensive, hurt our economy and don’t work,” Terrazzano said.
“Canadians understand that carbon taxes on refineries make it more expensive to drive, carbon taxes on fertilizer plants make it more expensive to eat and carbon taxes on electricity make it more expensive to live.”
Terrazzano pointed to a Leger poll commissioned by the CTF in December 2025.
The survey found 43% of respondents believed businesses passed most industrial carbon-tax costs to consumers, while another 25% believed some costs were passed along. Twelve per cent said businesses absorbed most of the cost, while 20% were unsure.
“Polling shows that Canadians understand that a carbon tax on Canadian businesses means higher prices for Canadian consumers,” Terrazzano said.
“People know carbon taxes are deliberately making their lives more expensive. They are not being fooled.”
Industrial carbon pricing applies to large emitters and is separate from the federal consumer carbon levy, which Carney reduced to zero in 2025.
Carney has previously cited Canadian Climate Institute research estimating that industrial carbon pricing has an effect on food prices of “around zero per cent.”
Monday’s exchange came as CFIB reported that 22% of small businesses described their condition as weak or critical.
Only 18% of surveyed owners said they would recommend starting a business under current conditions, while 50% said they would not.
Among those advising against starting a business, 88% cited high operating costs, 86% pointed to economic uncertainty, 65% cited taxes and 53% identified the regulatory burden.
CFIB called on Ottawa to reduce the federal small-business tax rate from 9% to 6%, increase the small-business deduction threshold and reduce federal regulation.
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PM Carney claimed today that industrial carbon pricing has “zero” direct or indirect impact on food prices. That is not true. Ottawa’s own modelling estimated millions in carbon-pricing costs for food, beverage manufacturing in 2022, when the carbon tax was $20 per tonne. Now, it's $110 per tonne. Costs do not simply disappear. Source: Canada Gazette.
— The Food Professor (@FoodProfessor) September 21, 2026
What they really mean is to absorb and control all of the country's resources for China.
Just watch:
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government tabled a sweeping bill Monday meant to fast-track approvals for major projects, cut their review times and create zones of "national interest" to pre-approve certain types of projects.
Bill C-39, the Building Canada Strong Act, is also proposing major changes to collective bargaining, including the use of more federal mediation to get deals done and repair relationships between unions and businesses.
"This legislation will give our country the tools we need to build more, better and more efficiently. We know the challenge before us. We cannot control decisions made by other countries, but we can control how we are prepared here at home. To do that, we need the right infrastructure," Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon told a news conference.
Senior government officials briefing reporters said the proposed "regions of national interest" will afford projects the same treatment as projects of national interest. That includes requiring consultations before an area receives the designation and, if it does, allowing it to receive special exemptions to a dozen different laws.
It's just money:
Swearing-in ceremonies for Governor General Louise Arbour cost $388,733 and counting, cabinet disclosed yesterday. The expense exceeded those run up by Arbour’s predecessor, but compared to $330,000 in talent fees paid by a Crown bank to hire CBC comic Rick Mercer as pitchman: “These are tough times. We have to make tough choices.”
It's not enough to be a fascist. One has to out-fascist them all.
Behold, the Liberals!:
Cabinet will press ahead with a bill to regulate the internet, says Prime Minister Mark Carney. Bill C-34 is a third attempt to regulate political speech in the name of social stability: “This fall we will press ahead with the Act to protect Canadians online.”
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A federal agency responsible for airport security proposes to introduce face and fingerprint scanners for passengers by 2031, according to a report tabled in Parliament. The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority yesterday did not comment: “The Authority will implement biometric deployments at pre-board screening to improve efficiency.”
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Cabinet yesterday tabled a bill to impose sweeping curbs on strikes and circumvent Federal Court challenges on its repeated use of executive powers to quash legal walkouts. Labour Minister Patty Hajdu said she did not like “people fighting with people.”
(Sidebar: don't worry. The Liberals can rely on the NDP to back this. Back to the same, old grind.)
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