Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe told a federal committee that his government had looked at carbon tax alternatives, but they were too costly.

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.

Future generations will look at the carbon tax opposition and ask, “what were they thinking? Why did they protest one of the most cost-effective methods of lowering carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?”

A three cents a litre gas increase and a quarterly rebate that is higher than the amount spent on the carbon tax for 80 per cent of the Canadian population is hardly a hill to choose to die on.

Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.

Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.

Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.

If you listen to the opposition, one might think that we are facing a tax Armageddon with prices spiralling out of control and people having to choose if they should eat or pay the rent.

According to Tiff Macklem, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, the effect of the carbon tax on the economy is small to negligible, or about 0.15 per cent of a percentage point of the rate of inflation.

Meanwhile, Pierre Poilievre and his “axe the tax” slogan should be called “axe the facts” as he continues to play fast and loose........

© Saskatoon StarPhoenix