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Originally Posted by Kavvy
Sorry, I will assume you're right in that point.
I guess I sort of just meant she pulled off a brilliant maneuver getting suncor, shell, Canadian Oil Sands to support her plan.
One would expect that a climate change plan would have no support from oil companies, never-mind 3 of the big timer.
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By default she did create support in the big oil companies, I suspect it's not because they support a carbon tax. The cap on emissions does essentially eliminate smaller competitors. Growth is now capped and largely assigned to existing players who can adapt quickly. It's also a panprovincial plan that if adjusted in the future would effect everyone who votes, not just business. So there is some stability there. And the large companies are the ones who get the majority of the tax returned to them. As well the chances of getting a pipeline approved should theoretically be improved. In additions, some of the companies you've mentioned as well as the other supporters are the ones who have already developed alternative energy divisions. Shake that down to the new investors and the small developers, and you hear a different story. Typically those are the companies that make a big difference in our province.