So, “emerging thinking” has determined that the current program for building new logistic support ships for Canada is unacceptable. All ships built offshore are being outfitted in-country where most of the high value cost is incurred. A carbon tax is a tax on consumers and on many of the essentials of life. And, just like a sales tax, once imposed on production and goods and services, a carbon tax just provides more revenue for increasingly bloated government bureaucracies. Carbon production will not need to be taxed.

Source: National Post September 27, 2016 18:11 UTC