As a train fan, that gets my vote!We will implement a Northern Rail Strategy that restores Ontario Northlander’s passenger service and supports the Huron Central and Algoma Central Rail Lines
On a more serious note, I'd like to see all employers forced to offer some sort of shared pension/retirement planning program for their full time employees. My company offers no retirement (or LTD coverage for that matter), so I have to pay these 100% myself. LTD is $145 a month a lone, while I try to invest 10% of my net salary into the stock market (so far so good).
The binary thing is accurate. Doesn't a Green vote just split the left to the right's advantage?
- Tax on luxury cars over $90,000 in value
I’m not a fan of carbon taxes. The worst thing Canadians can do for the environment is reproduce. Tax IVF and anyone who breeds.On the other hand, a carbon tax should have been implemented back when I was in primary school (1990s) and should now be layered on thick from many angles to make up for lost time.
I’m not a fan of carbon taxes. The worst thing Canadians can do for the environment is reproduce. Tax IVF and anyone who breeds.
"Neutral" relative to what?Meaning any carbon tax should be revenue neutral.
Interesting that a Tesla will get a luxery tax and a rebate at the same time.This is either complete bullshit or the best.
If it's on internal combustion engine vehicles only then I'm all for it.
If it's for all vehicles over $90k then it's bunk and I'm all not for it....because, why cars? Why not boats? Jewellery? Private schooling? Helicopters? Jet leases? Shoes? Clothing? Furniture?
What's it supposed to be? Some sort of sneaky tax beach head for additional taxes on everything wealthy people or is it to disincentivise fuel consumption as most cars above a certain price are fairly thirsty? If it's the former then they've lost me. I'm a working class punk (not actually a punk punk...though I do enjoy the music and sometimes I might look like it during the summer months) but I don't begrudge the bougies their toys. I don't like their ability to--fairly or not--not pay taxes, but they should be able to buy all the nice things they want.
On the other hand, a carbon tax should have been implemented back when I was in primary school (1990s) and should now be layered on thick from many angles to make up for lost time.
Fred LambertInteresting that a Tesla will get a luxery tax and a rebate at the same time.
https://electrek.co/2018/03/10/tesla-loses-ontario-electric-car-incentive/Bad news for Tesla Model S and Model X buyers in Ontario, Canada. The government quietly modified its generous electric car incentive program – removing access to current Tesla buyers.
Ontario’s government is offering one of the most generous direct electric vehicle incentive – between $6,000 and $14,000 to support the purchase or lease of eligible battery-electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
The incentive resulted in a massive 120% increase in EV sales in the province last year.
Until February 2017, Tesla buyers had no access to this full incentive since cars with MSRPs between $75,000 and $150,000 were capped at a $3,000 incentive.
The government lifted the cap a year ago and lowered the entry price of the Model S and X in Canada in the process.
It helped Tesla achieved record sales in the country last year with 75% increase in sales for the Model X and 14% increase for the Model S.
But now the Ontario government updated its website bringing back the MSRP limit and removing Tesla’s vehicles from the list of eligible cars in the process.
The unexpected change is sure to affect Tesla’s sales in Canada’s biggest province in terms of population.
When it becomes available in Canada, the Model 3 would technically be eligible under the current rules.
Without government welfare the Tesla business model collapses. That’s Musk’s revenue stream, not car sales, but subsidies. Once the cost of extracting, producing and disposing of the lithium batteries is accounted for I’d have to think Teslas and their ilk do not warrant an environmental subsidy.Interesting that a Tesla will get a luxery tax and a rebate at the same time.
Memories of 2016 USA there. Are Liberal supporters not applying any of the lessons from Trump's rise?
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/pol...ight-of-how-political-parties-use-voter-data/Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien’s long-standing call for more powers over internet giants and political parties is gaining support from government and opposition MPs as a committee examines the misuse of Facebook data for political campaigns.
Mr. Therrien was the opening witness Tuesday as the House of Commons committee on access to information, privacy and ethics launched an examination into the international controversy over Facebook’s protection of its users’ personal information.
The commissioner told MPs that Canada is an outlier internationally when it comes to ensuring independent oversight of how political parties use the large amounts of data that they gather on Canadian voters.
“This is, in my view, a significant gap,” Mr. Therrien told MPs Tuesday.
The hearings were launched in response to explosive allegations made by Canadian data specialist Christopher Wylie, who exposed how Cambridge Analytica – a data firm he helped establish – collected more than 50 million Facebook profiles and used them in unauthorized ways in an effort to influence elections around the world.
Mr. Wylie has accepted an invitation to appear before MPs, committee vice-chair Nathaniel Erskine-Smith confirmed to The Globe and Mail Tuesday. The date of his appearance has not yet been scheduled.
During the Tuesday hearing, Mr. Therrien said legislation is required that would set clear rules for political parties and that his office and Elections Canada should be given the power to enforce those rules.
Liberal, Conservative and NDP MPs all expressed support Tuesday for the commissioner’s call for stronger federal oversight of internet companies and political parties. However, MPs also said it is unclear whether such measures could be approved in time for the next federal election in 2019.
Conservative MP Peter Kent noted that the General Data Protection Regulation takes effect next month in the European Union. The regulation sets rules and penalties related to the use and collection of data and gives individuals certain rights to access their own information. Mr. Kent asked the commissioner whether it is time for Canada to adopt a similar approach.
“It is high time,” Mr. Therrien replied. [...]