Millions of Canadians get their carbon tax rebates today. So why do many not believe it?
Millions of Canadians get their carbon tax rebates today. So why do many not believe it?
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We love getting the refund. After making a concerted effort to install a heat pump myself and purchase an affordable EV it helps pay for about a month’s worth of electricity each time we get it. We don’t consume any carbon based fuels at our home any longer. So it’s a big bonus for us. Next up is solar panels I think.
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A month of electricity, won't even cover that now. If I moved to an EV and electric heating my bill would be more insane then it already is.
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You get to offset gas for your car with less expensive electricity. We save about $100 or more a month in gas. Electric baseboard heating would definitely be expensive. Our oil bill was getting crazy bad, and with the recent inflation it would have been that much worse. Our heat pump keeps things comfortable at home in the winter and summer. If it gets too chilly we can use a space heater as we need. Overall per year we are still saving hundreds going electric.
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I’ve noticed in Australia that those who watch Murdock press and other right wing media often don’t think renewable programs are working. There is a concerted push to rubbish any idea that the programs work.
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Even if it read as "CO2 REB8 LUV FRM JT XX" on bank statements, I don't think Conservatives would believe it.
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The issue seems to be fairly non-partisan.
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I did see that chart.
I also know that Canadian Conservatives and US Republicans are campaigning on "feelings don't care about facts" this year, so even if they report having received a rebate, they don't think this incentive is beneficial for both the economy and environment.
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I am an old guy who does not have auto banking set up. I get a cheque every few months.
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Damn, I keep forgetting to set that up. Now I have to go to the bank in 30 below weather. 😠🥶
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I’m assuming you left to go do this.
Now that you’re back set it up for next time before you forget!
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You can also deposit cheques by using the smartphone app for most(?) banks.
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Alberta is rough!
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
The quarterly payments go out to every tax-filing adult household in the eight provinces where the federal carbon tax applies: Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador.
Either these folks are actually missing out because they haven't filed their income taxes, or they're simply not noticing the money when it arrives, or they're mistaking it for some other type of payment from the government.
Underpinning all this is "a failure at the most basic level of retail political communication" by the federal Liberal government about one its flagship policies, says Shachi Kurl, president of the Angus Reid Institute.
She says that may have been a good strategy in 2019, when Canadians saw climate change as a top priority, but the Liberals have failed to adapt their message to 2024, when the cost of living has become a more pressing concern.
In 2022, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault asked Canadian banks to refer to them as climate action incentive payments, which is the official term the federal government uses.
The money typically goes out on the 15th of January, April, July and October, unless the 15th falls on a Saturday or Sunday or federal holiday, in which case payments are issued on the last business day prior to the 15th.
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Because Even though my wife has to stay home to look after our disabled son and they go by household income , I make over the amount that gets one. Never get a rebate even though I could really fucking use one.
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Yes I received a rebate that covers an insignificant fraction of the Carbon taxes that I paid throughout the year.
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If that's truly the case then you're exactly the kind of person that the tax is made for.
If you're including a perceived increase in prices in things that's aren't petrochemicals then you're misinformed as the carbon tax accounts for so little of the price increases that it's not even worth talking about (0.15% of the inflation in 2022 based on a study made by the parliamentary budget officer).
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I'm interested what you spend your money on that's so Carbon Tax heavy. I live super far North, use 6000l oil to heat my home every year and the rebate I get would cover around 11000l of oil. So 50% of the annual rebate (it's 4 payments per year btw) covers my heating, and 50% covers driving and indirect costs. I also take advantage of grants and rebates for upgrading my home where I can (I don't know if they are funded from Carbon Tax though).
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