Posthaste: 70% of Canadians don’t understand what the carbon tax costs them | Financial Post

The federal government appears to have a perception problem: Most Canadians don’t understand what the carbon tax is costing them while others believe they are paying more than they receive in rebates, a new poll suggests. The federal government said nearly all households in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and the Atlantic provinces will receive a rebate on the fuel tax, as long as they filed their taxes, and that 80 per cent of households will earn more than they pay. Read full story here: Posthaste: 70% of Canadians don’t understand what the…

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Tesla Sues Ontario Government, Alleging Customers Denied Incentives | CBC News

Tesla Motors Canada is suing the Ontario government, alleging it has suffered “substantial harm” and lost sales amid the cancellation of an electric vehicle rebate. In mid-July, Ontario Premier Doug Ford scrapped the province’s Electric and Hydrogen Vehicle Incentive Program (EHVIP), which was brought in by the previous Liberal government. The program offered rebates of up to $14,000 on qualifying vehicles, so long as they were under $75,000. When it cancelled the EHVIP, the province promised to honour the incentive for those who have their vehicle delivered, registered and plated if it…

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