First, you refer to the Conservatives wanting to abolish the "price on pollution". Carbon dioxide is not pollution, but a byproduct of respiration and combustion. With every breath you exhale, you release CO2 into the atmosphere. Every form of plant life relies on CO2 for survival, so referring to it as 'pollution' is not only extremely misleading, but completely false.
Second, what has prompted the Conservative action was your government getting the Senate to amend a bill exempting the carbon tax from most natural gas and propane used on farms. In an earlier post you were telling us how hard you were working to keep food prices down,…
Hi Leah,
There are a few of things I wish to address.
First, you refer to the Conservatives wanting to abolish the "price on pollution". Carbon dioxide is not pollution, but a byproduct of respiration and combustion. With every breath you exhale, you release CO2 into the atmosphere. Every form of plant life relies on CO2 for survival, so referring to it as 'pollution' is not only extremely misleading, but completely false.
Second, what has prompted the Conservative action was your government getting the Senate to amend a bill exempting the carbon tax from most natural gas and propane used on farms. In an earlier post you were telling us how hard you were working to keep food prices down,…