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Originally Posted by Slava

Here is an interesting article about the business effects of the carbon tax plan. Interestingly highlights not only the negatives, but also some positives of the plan for business in Canada:

http://www.reportonbusiness.com/serv...umnsBlogs/home

I see it lists "a" benefit - government aid for companies that develop or implement greener technologies. Of course, there is nothing in the plan to suggest how such aid would be handled, what you'd need to do to qualify, etc. Let's not forget that this is clearly not an environmental policy as it sets exactly zero environmental goals or targets.

The next benefit seems to rely on "strong federal leadership" and if Dion is elected PM, it's safe to say that won't be in the picture. The guy can't lead his own rag-tag party, how's he going to lead the country? He can't keep Garth Turner in line, how's he going to get consensus from Danny in NFL and Eddie in AB?

Lastly, there is a potential benefit that other companies won't tax Canadian exports if we implement a carbon tax. They could, they might, but they might not. They might not if we implement a cap-and-trade system either. That's helpfully not mentioned.

This tax and spend plan will not work.