Re: Moe accuses Trudeau gov’t of exploiting carbon tax for votesBill Gates has astronomical wealth. He buys anything he wants. In a BBC interview, the billionaire admits he has one of the highest greenhouse gas footprints on the planet. But Gates says he contributes to things like "paying for offsets" and "direct air capture." Therefore he claims, his luxury spending is "not part of the problem." But that depends on what the problem is. Because if the big problem is ignorance of financial pain, then Bill Gates is a huge part of the problem. Here in Canada, 2023 has brought a floodtide of financial hardship. A man in Winnipeg cannot afford gas to visit his children who live with his ex-wife in Alberta. And tradespeople with long drives to work get little help from paltry carbon rebates. The Trudeau government admits that 8 million Canadians pay out more carbon tax than they get back. So these Canadians bear the tax with family cutbacks and deeper debt. Canadians are learning that the government's power to tax is — as the saying goes — the power to destroy. Is all the misery worth it? Retired engineer Gwyn Morgan gives one analysis. He writes, "if we took all [Canada's] gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles off the road for a full year, the total emissions avoided would offset just 56 hours’ worth of China’s emissions." Yet Canadians pay and pay because the Trudeau government says "it can't be free to pollute".Meanwhile Canada's well-to-do can live footloose and pain free. Because they, like Bill Gates, can carry on the same — paying the carbon tax with a self-contented smile. Gerald HeinrichsRegina, Sask.This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
Re: Moe accuses Trudeau gov’t of exploiting carbon tax for votesBill Gates has astronomical wealth. He buys anything he wants. In a BBC interview, the billionaire admits he has one of the highest greenhouse gas footprints on the planet. But Gates says he contributes to things like "paying for offsets" and "direct air capture." Therefore he claims, his luxury spending is "not part of the problem." But that depends on what the problem is. Because if the big problem is ignorance of financial pain, then Bill Gates is a huge part of the problem. Here in Canada, 2023 has brought a floodtide of financial hardship. A man in Winnipeg cannot afford gas to visit his children who live with his ex-wife in Alberta. And tradespeople with long drives to work get little help from paltry carbon rebates. The Trudeau government admits that 8 million Canadians pay out more carbon tax than they get back. So these Canadians bear the tax with family cutbacks and deeper debt. Canadians are learning that the government's power to tax is — as the saying goes — the power to destroy. Is all the misery worth it? Retired engineer Gwyn Morgan gives one analysis. He writes, "if we took all [Canada's] gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles off the road for a full year, the total emissions avoided would offset just 56 hours’ worth of China’s emissions." Yet Canadians pay and pay because the Trudeau government says "it can't be free to pollute".Meanwhile Canada's well-to-do can live footloose and pain free. Because they, like Bill Gates, can carry on the same — paying the carbon tax with a self-contented smile. Gerald HeinrichsRegina, Sask.This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.