~Remember that the carbon tax added 17 cents a litre to gas and watch to see if gas drops in price. In AB when a tax was dropped, prices decreased for a few days and then went back to previous prices. It's unlikely that prices will drop, and there won't be a rebate. www.cbc.ca/news/politic... - ThreadSky

calgaryoccupy.bsky.social • 10 days ago

~Remember that the carbon tax added 17 cents a litre to gas and watch to see if gas drops in price.

In AB when a tax was dropped, prices decreased for a few days and then went back to previous prices.

It's unlikely that prices will drop, and there won't be a rebate.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mark-carney-drops-carbon-tax-1.7484290

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tara-lynne.bsky.social•10 days ago

The reason the price won't drop in CONSERVITIVE provinces is because they implement a PROVINCIAL GAS TAX. This tax fluctuates and when the carbon tax is removed you bet tour ass that NAZI CUNT will raise the provincial gas tax so you don't save a penny!!! Then she'll claim Carney did nothing.

half-tyke.bsky.social•9 days ago

Which is fine because when it doesn't change, then what the hell has PP been moaning about for the last two years? Axe the tax? Makes no difference, Timbit.

sarhayyyc.bsky.social•9 days ago

Gas in Calgary was $1.25/l and then Friday afternoon $1.45-$1.49. Oil and gas lining their pockets as usual.

ane-sofie.bsky.social•9 days ago

He had to get rid of it to stop the advertising that the cons were doing. Shame. It was working, and it was helping lower income people. PP & co do evil, whether intentionally or not.

bradleybutts.bsky.social•10 days ago

Gas prices are an ethereal concept and it drives me insane.
"Gas prices are high because oil is low, wait gas prices are now high because oil is high, but wait now they're high because demand is low and now they're high because demand is high. Lol get fucked poor people"

bradleybutts.bsky.social•10 days ago

Day before yesterday gas was $1.36 in the morning, it was $1.46 by 6pm. I'm no economist, so none of it makes sense to me.

db5887.bsky.social•10 days ago

Marlaina will be so happy for her O&G pals to soak up the supposed 17 cent per litre savings into their profits!! Think of all the bonuses and gifted grift for CEOS AND UCP CLOWNS💯🤡🤡💯🤯

mondoab.bsky.social•9 days ago

I can't believe that oil companies are gouging us now?

When did this start? They were always such great civic citizens, with ethical oil here in Alberta, philanthropes practically giving their gas Albertans to make our lives better!

bogs-of-the-wood4.bsky.social•9 days ago

If you don't put an /s at the end of this, I'm coming back to AB just to poop on your head.

mondoab.bsky.social•9 days ago

If I need to put an /s on that, look in the mirror!

That's a chud looking back at you! 😅

bogs-of-the-wood4.bsky.social•9 days ago

A very sarcastic chud, if you please!

mondoab.bsky.social•9 days ago

Thought there was a reason I liked you! 😅🎯

ruggedbroad.bsky.social•9 days ago

K. This whole exchange made my morning.

ruggedbroad.bsky.social•9 days ago

😂

calgaryoccupy.bsky.social•9 days ago

Anybody that knows Mondo knows. Maybe you need to put an /s at the end of yours?

bogs-of-the-wood4.bsky.social•9 days ago

/ssssssssssssssssssss

triball.bsky.social•10 days ago

It's emotional, tax has always been a bad thing for people and always will. Even if it is for a good reason.

white-fire.bsky.social•10 days ago

Well, taxes and death are two things that you can count on in your life.

Making sure OUR tax dollars go towards the good of the public and fellow Canadians is where I place pressure.

I despise that as an Albertan Danielle Sith has our PUBLIC purse funding for-profit schools & healthcare 😡

triball.bsky.social•10 days ago

I really believe that all people whose main profession is being a politician must be destroyed, regardless of ideology.

dramatime.bsky.social•10 days ago

Thanks CONservatives - poiLIEvre and the maple maga just axed your rebate AND hate the environment

wombful.bsky.social•10 days ago

Ironically, most people got more back in their carbon rebate then they ever spent on the carbon tax so due to politics the liberals scrapped it and really we’ve just taken money out of our own pockets and inflation will continue anyways.

troyliss.bsky.social•10 days ago

People will argue until they’re red in the face that they never received a rebate, because it just showed up in their account as a CRA deposit.

calgaryoccupy.bsky.social•10 days ago

Yep, you got that right!

bigbangbear.bsky.social•9 days ago

Assuming the exact same thing if it even drops at all.

albertleb.bsky.social•10 days ago

I see this as a talking/thinking heads issue. Carney (and also Eby) clearly thinks the carbon pricing is a logical, efficient and fair way to tackle climate change yet they are realist enough to see that the Conservatives and disinformation have completely highjacked the question-withdraw, regroup.

calgaryoccupy.bsky.social•10 days ago

Agreed. It's unfortunate but the reality.

iamcanadian87.bsky.social•10 days ago

I really hate this move. I see it as a tactic to give the Cons one less thing to campaign on. I'm going to miss that rebate.

calgaryoccupy.bsky.social•10 days ago

Same. It's going to increase inflation unless Carney has another trick up his sleeve.

infotransfer.bsky.social•10 days ago

It allows the Carney people to say "remember when P thought the carbon tax was having a major impact on affordability? This is an example of him knowing nothing about how the economy works". Couple that will "Even Harper didn't want P running the economy as a minister"

calgaryoccupy.bsky.social•10 days ago

Meanwhile, the people suffer and inflation increases.

infotransfer.bsky.social•10 days ago

If people suffer as a result of this, it's only because the companies that no longer have to pay out the carbon tax just going to pocket the money as opposed to passing the small amount of savings on the the consumer.

calgaryoccupy.bsky.social•10 days ago

The thing is that small amount was not even felt by people and they received much more back in a rebate than they paid.

mellowcanuck.bsky.social•10 days ago

Everyone forgets 1 liter used to be 1000 ml...

calgaryoccupy.bsky.social•10 days ago

Why do you say that?

mellowcanuck.bsky.social•10 days ago

Look at a one liter of dairy land cream. 946 ml.

calgaryoccupy.bsky.social•10 days ago

suezw.bsky.social•10 days ago

🤣

mellowcanuck.bsky.social•10 days ago

Exactly....so where is it packaged that it needs to be in quart measurements? Then adjusted in ml on the packaging?

calgaryoccupy.bsky.social•10 days ago

It likely stems back to when metric was first implemented in Canada as all the packaging was in this size. The same with cans etc. Maybe costly to change.

white-fire.bsky.social•10 days ago

Absolutely.

AND it plays at the feet of Conservatives.

jmitchelldalton.bsky.social•10 days ago

The only difference will be no more rebates.

foxweed.bsky.social•10 days ago

still waiting for those pandemic grocery store prices to come back down. ...or are the "supply chains" still "disrupted"?

therealelaschuk.bsky.social•10 days ago

With the exception of the Tsuut'ina Costco gas is still much higher in Calgary than it was on Thursday. They all jacked up prices to cash in knowing that the tax was ending.

mandycammy.bsky.social•10 days ago

I got gas Wednesday for 139.9. Yesterday, 147.9.
The greed never ceases to amaze me

mandycammy.bsky.social•3 days ago

Update: 152.9🫤

calgaryoccupy.bsky.social•3 days ago

Where are you?

mandycammy.bsky.social•3 days ago

Near Edmonton. Drove from the northwest end through to the UofA yesterday, and it was the same.

calgaryoccupy.bsky.social•3 days ago

The bastards!

dofolabels.bsky.social•9 days ago

Dan McTeague won't help, he's long been in the pocket of Oil & Gas. Now blatantly working for the Conservative Party

https://bsky.app/profile/dofolabels.bsky.social/post/3lkhmidzgvc24

ruggedbroad.bsky.social•9 days ago

So, the most my family pays for CT is on NG on our energy bill, and at the end of the year, it’s less than a third of what we get back in rebate. We almost never drive the car. We are so energy-conscious, and we were rewarded for it. Mr. Carney just removed $1K from our family.

lradsma.bsky.social•9 days ago

Unfortunate but we have cons and media to thank for it.

ruggedbroad.bsky.social•9 days ago

Mmm. And also PM Carney for ending an effective industrial deterrent/low-footprint reward program for votes.

calgaryoccupy.bsky.social•9 days ago

We have to win this election. If it gets him votes, great! He can implement something better later, and he will because he believes in climate change and slowing it.

calgaryoccupy.bsky.social•9 days ago

It's Poilievre that is to blame. He is the one who made it divisive and campaigned against it. Look at how he spent years crying "Axe the Tax", filled people with lies and turned them against it, and Carney beat him to axing it. It will work toward his defeat.

ruggedbroad.bsky.social•9 days ago

I blame both of the big parties for this nonsense. This appeasement to the wealthy. It’s gross.

yycdavidw.bsky.social•10 days ago

And inflation won't end, despite the convoy yahoos claims that it was all caused by the carbon levy (not a tax).

dofolabels.bsky.social•9 days ago

Dan McTeague works for Pierre Poilievre now

https://bsky.app/profile/dofolabels.bsky.social/post/3lkhmidzgvc24

wallykibler.bsky.social•10 days ago

It’s time to eat the rich

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