Nova Scotia's representative at the federal cabinet table, Sean Fraser, says the Houston government is free to cut its fuel tax if it chooses and the suggestion Ottawa might retaliate by reducing health and social transfers is simply "preying on people's vulnerabilities.
You didn't expect him to agree did you?
Nova Scotia has already exceeded the 2030 GHG reduction target by far. Fact. There is no need for a NS carbon tax so Trudeau can hand money out to his corporate buddies and make Nova Scotians freeze this winter as fuel costs soar. Wake up NS.
Or a more accurate headline: Federal cabinet Minister again refutes conservative lies on gas tax. CBCNews CdnMediaFailed
Canadian Conservatives across the country use a well-worn formula: 1) Invent a threat 2) Hype the threat into an existential crisis 3) Act in this new false threat 4) Neutralize the bizarreness of the threat through repetition & slogans …this creates a pretext for anything.
We see through all of this
Sorry Sean Fraser. You’re the Minister of Immigration so stick to your lane. NS Finance Minister is probably right! The Feds want to go green and make it happen overnight!!