Ottawa says it will return collected carbon tax money to taxpayers, but skepticism abounds.
British Columbia remains the only jurisdiction in Canada with a full carbon tax, and another increase is set for April 1. The NDP Government has also stripped the tax of its vaunted revenue neutrality. Will the carbon tax issue resonate in B.C. as expected in Ontario, Alberta, and Manitoba?
Kris Sims is the BC Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation and opposes the tax both provincially and nationally. Kris joined Rick Cluff in studio.
Rick Cluff is an award-winning journalist who hosted the po
pular CBC Radio Vancouver morning program “The Early Edition” from 1997 until his retirement in April of 2018.
He has conducted more than 50,000 interviews and asked more than half a million questions, of prime ministers, premiers, presidents and some of the world’s biggest sports and entertainment personalities.