Should we leave petrol carbon prices? star-news.press/wp

As soon as you ask about the subject to open taxes, you know what you will answer. If you want to reduce Quebecers 10 cents of liters, dropping carbon prices, the light company can disappear than a different result. That’s the case, and we must ask ourselves now if François Legault will be given.

Carbon prices are 56% of Quebecers matching the idea of ​​disposing the idea, against 28% of those who want to maintain this system. Léger focused on putting the problem well, asking the respondents.

Here is the full question:

“The federal government has repealed the carbon price system, the price of gasoline is dropped in the Provinces of Canada, Quebec, which maintains the price system. What two opinions do you share?

• Does Quebec also finish his carbon price system, knowing that Quine’s pump price was reduced for every 10 ¢ liters?
• Should Quebec maintain carbon tax to continue investing in energy transition? »

Against 10 penny drops per liter, it is very possible that both options have not been the same. Perhaps the light company could add a factual information that he wanted to invest in the transition of energy?

For example, could we add that these investments allow us to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions (GHG)? Maybe well, but it is certainly dependent on the discussion.

However, Quebec does not have to be ashamed of his balance sheet. The Ministry of the Environment, the fight against climate change, fauna and parks reported on December 17:

In the period 1990-2022, Quebec reduced spills in its territory, with 7.2%, despite the increase of 23.9% of the population, increased by 84.3% of the gross domestic product (GDP). Based on the effect of carbon market, Quebec has also created discounts outside its territory, reduced by Quebec, in 2022, compared to 19% emissions compared to the 1990 level. In 2023, it is currently available for available data emissions Warring ger They will be significantly lower than 2022 in Quebec.

One thing is for sure, the government of Quebec would get better communication of these advances in the recent policies carried out in recent decades, especially the green fund, which has become this Electrification and Climate Change FundsIn 2020, carbon prices are funded.

Especially it is clear that Quebec would have interested in measuring the effectiveness of the green fund that he would have, something strong criticism of the Commissioner for Sustainable Development. If this was the case, the Quebec government could be better through the population of its carbon market efficiency.

However, between the decrease and maintenance of tax financing funding projects, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, effort is not the same for the citizens who go on.

Impression of injustice

Since the good part of the population has been tears to reach both ends, with inflational pressures and food store that remains strong at home costs, it is very difficult for many people, excluding a tax drop. It is completely understandable.

And especially when you know, the rest of the country has the right to reduction, why do we have to pay that price if others don’t? In addition to financial pressure, there is an impression of an injustice with the rest of the country.

So on the one hand, you logically economically taxed carbon tax. Quebec prices is much more useful than the provisions of the federal government. It has a double function to change behavior and feed an investment fund. The carbon tax of federal government had only one goal, who leads to other people, Ottawa chose to return the average cost of this tax cost for a quarterly financial discount.

On the other hand, the social acceptability of measures must be taken into account. Carbon tax has become very detrimental to the country when the conservative leader of Pierre Hairy has a goal. We can say that he was successful, although the Prime Minister Carney decided to cut the discussion on this issue, canceling the carbon tax^is Last April.

The policy that does not support the population, regardless of the cause, becomes counter-productive. And people, the environmental issues are completely aware, today they question this carbon price, as they think it is unfair and useless.

Advice for François Legault Carbon Tax cancellation in Carbon Canada brought a great drop in the country inflation in April, in Quebec, when the inflation rate rises! For the entire country, the rate of 2.3% in April, 18% of 18% of the price of gasoline and 14% of natural gas price. The inflation rate rose from 1.9% to 2.2% in Quebec.

So the carbon is not equivalent to tax pollution, if the measure is not acceptable in the eyes of the population, if the look of the injustice, you can end with politicians who will fully take environmental policies.

So you need to be pragmatic. Dogmatism will not provide any desired results. What is most important: Hate tax maintenance at all costs, despite all its economic logic? Or keep a match plan, which aims to fall in greenhouse gas discharges and popular partners?

As the Conservative Party of Quebec requires the end of carbon prices and the part québécois makes proposals to harmonize gasoline prices with the surrounding provinces, what will François Laault do? Will he resist and protect the carbon market model at Quebec? Or will he give up?