David Suzuki supports carbon tax plan

[shaftmantdot]

suzuki for prime minister

[madman3891]

I don't understand why people wouldn't want this(green shift plan), do you understand how much it would actually benefit the citizens of Canada. Yes you would have to pay $10 per tone of pollution that u create and it goes up $10 every year for ten years, BUT!!!!! all of the other taxes would go down, and yes this would be written on paper so they would have to do it.

[youbooyou]

It is a good plan, but too bad that most people percieve it as a environmental plan instead of it being an economical plan which it is. You can blame this on Harper's propaganda, Liberal's ineffective campaign to show that or the ignorance of voters that go to vote without knowing even half of what it's about. Or maybe it's combination of all three.

[Whitehawkjedi]

it's also about people not caring. Far too many are into thier, partying, drinking, and spending money on "toys". No one wants to give money, they want more money. They want to beable to aford more possessions not less. Sad isn't it. I hope we turn the screw soon and get our act toegther.

[alanbalfe]

You got that right man, I don't have patience with people who when they hear the word "tax" won't listen any further. The liberals were going to make cuts elsewhere to keep a balance.

[madman3891]

What shocks me the most is that most people havent read the liberal green shift plan, the plan states that people would have to pay 10$ per tone of pollution and every year it goes up by 10$, BUT other taxes go down, this may not affect citizens because it is a lot easier for people to reduce the pollution that they create, but this will cost a lot to big pollution contributers WHICH IS A GOOD THING

[johan28]

Well they said that climate might cool very slightly in the next 10 years. This'll be just what all these polluters and deniers need. So we'll drag our feet for another 10 years or more. Then when the heat comes back, we'll be like, "WTF". Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe the planet will cool and global warming is hysteria. However, I find it hard to believe that I should believe a polluter over a scientist.

[jenniferatemple]

The idea is to have non taxable incomes, investments and profits and TAX POLLUTION to pay the tax bill. It will also create SUSTAINABLE industries (JOBS) and provide a well rounded and fair society.

[newexperiment]

/agree. YAY Intelligent Canada!

[mrfancypants9000]

I agree man too bad the elections over

[cavemanboborj]

Mr. Suzuki? Try Dr. Suzuki.

[v668]

i think vancouver is ahead of many cities in canada ...alot of people live downtown and walk to work and to shop etc ..in fact you don't need a car downtown, you'll get stuck with a big parking bill everywhere you go

[BloggerMusicMan]

Take diesel off the tax list and make sure that lower taxes result and I say you got a good policy.

[Alive4Metal]

people stop being so closed minded and foolish, someone eventually has to make the enviroment a priority, and admire Dion for taking such a brave move on introducing a new carbon tax, sooner or later someone must do it, sooner is better than later, b4 we f up the atmosphere a whole lot more and it costs us a lot more to try and fix it. and sultar, you can blame the tories for that, who seem to care more about money and ignore polar icebergs melting. people who attack the carbon tax make me sick.

[jenniferatemple]

I can not understand why Dion is having such a hard sell on the green shift! We will get fresh new sustainable industries (ie:jobs), non taxable incomes, investments, profits. We will have more control over our tax bill than ever before in the history of this wonderful land.

[bruyerey]

Yeah, sounds like a no-brainer to me, but I guess lots of people .... well, I won't bother finishing that sentence ;-)

[juniorracer1995]

i think we should keep the carbon tax forever and make more bicycles

[Revidien]

Thank you for the upload. How will this effect middle class and poorer people? Why has this question been riddled? Tax cut, how much? I agree entirely with a 'tap' on pollution, but not at the cost of people with so very little already. What seems like a dollar to the rich, is like a hundred to the poor. This new tax will effect the price of everything else too. This is a capricious matter and will certainly cause allot of undesired situations. The best to you all, peace.

[bruyerey]

If you have a look at the plan (thegreenshift [dot] ca), you'll see that there are tax credits targeted especially to lower and middle-income people, as well as to rural and northern Canadians who don't have much choice when it comes to transportation and heating for instance. And the tax will NOT apply to gasoline.

[danoking69]

We need to help our earth so it can help us! great post thank you!

[sultar881]

yes what is canada doing were puttin gmore money in to weapons defences. when we should be putting money into renewable energy