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The Green Shift: A GST by Another Name

Posted on June 19, 2008

It seems that few people have any clue on what St phane Dion s green shift will end up costing the average Canadian family. The National Post s Political Editor sums up this opinion, writing:It remains at heart largely a leap of faith. Mr. Dion says he can make it work, and you have to be willing to take him at his word on that. Though low-income Canadians would clearly benefit, the cost of that to the rest of the population is not clear. Also unclear is how the party would continue to fund the tax cuts once emissions went down and the related tax revenue disappeared.The green shift...

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