[Locke]

Yeah, it totally is both.

This carbon tax is a boondoggle of the highest order.

If its such a minor amount of money then it isnt going to be enough incentive to change behaviour and ergo not reduce carbon usage in the slightest, and yet its still there.

Maybe someone just needs money? Anyone know someone who might need money? Is it the Province? It is? No way...

In the end this is a tax. Its in the name, albeit not the 'official' name, but they just want you to feel good about paying it. You're easing the pain of Mother Gaia...well, maybe not 'feel good' but more 'not blaming the NDP' because you're the one using all that filthy carbon!

Its like when an over-zealous mother goes to a PTA meeting to ban 60 watt lightbulbs because they burn her precious baby's retinas to a sweet crisp.

You know shes batcrap nuts but you cant do anything about it because 'the children.'

All they've done here is replace 'the children' with 'the environment....for the children.'

Its a double-whammy. And seeing as most people are content to be led around by the nose based on that narrative you cant really complain about its effectiveness.

Especially as we...and I'm using the 'Royal We' in this instance, handed them the license for this.