Canada's Carbon Tax Explained and why it keeps going up (2024)

The carbon tax in Canada is going up on April 1st, 2024. But why do we have a carbon tax? Why does it go up every year? Why do people in different provinces get different rebate amounts?

This video will give a primer on Canada's Carbon Tax including:

00:00 - 02:10 Why does Canada have a Carbon Tax?
02:10 - 07:18 How does the Carbon Tax and Canada Carbon Rebate system work?
07:18 - 08:28 Why charge a tax and then just give it right back?
08:28 - 11:00 Who gets the Canada Carbon Rebate? And how much do they get?
11:00 - 13:19 The Pros and Cons of a Carbon Tax
13:19 - 15:17 Is Canada too small to make a difference to climate change?


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