Comments on: EcoView: BC Carbon Tax Is Just Good Policy

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:31:14 +0000

Tis true, BC never saw a tax it didn’t like.
Increasing taxes and the cost of goods we need such as food and energy, does not make for less costly living. What I see happening in BC is increased use of wood to keep homes warm. Not necessarily on the Lower Mainland, but certainly in the interior where most of BC’s wealth is generated.
In short, it is nothing more than a tax grab that will go into general revenue never to be seen again.
No point blasting the NDP, they will absolutley love it when they gain power.

By: jnarvey

jnarvey — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:34:10 +0000

Thanks for the comments, fellas. I agree that stronger changes are needed in our personal lives to really make a difference. Per capita, Canadians are the biggest energy hogs on the planet — with the exception of our continental cousins to the south. But the only way to make these changes fly is to convince Canadians that they actually carry other advantages (eg. less costly living).

By: Larry Yatkowsky

Larry Yatkowsky — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:07:38 +0000

Perhaps history will view this tax as they did Neil Armstrong’s misquoted “one small step for man one giant leap for mankind”.

By: Walter

Walter — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:00:22 +0000

Hi Jonathon,

Great comments on the carbon tax and your link to my blog posts.

I believe if we really want to become serious in dealing with the environment and climate change we need to realize there is a price to pay for carbon. Too often the Canadian way is to pay lip service to progressive ideas, however when it comes to actually embarking on the road to change, we are more interested in seeing that governments make someone else pay rather than ourselves.

Unfortunately, to really create change, the answer requires all of us to change, not just oil companies, concrete manufacturers or some big oligarchy!

To truly create change we all need to make significant changes in our personal lives; and I don’t mean switching to new light bulbs, and buying paper bags versus plastic.

To really create a positive change on our environment takes effort, however at times I’m not sure we are up to the task.

Here is another post you might find interesting:

http://walterschultz.blogspot.com/2008/02/premier-campbell-david-suzuki-approved.html