#25 Legal Fight for Health-Care Choice, B.C. Carbon Tax Not Working (Again), and Corporate Welfare Refinery Fail

Episode 29 September 22, 2020 00:27:13
#25 Legal Fight for Health-Care Choice, B.C. Carbon Tax Not Working (Again), and Corporate Welfare Refinery Fail
Canadian Taxpayers Podcast
#25 Legal Fight for Health-Care Choice, B.C. Carbon Tax Not Working (Again), and Corporate Welfare Refinery Fail

Sep 22 2020 | 00:27:13

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Show Notes

News at the Top – Legal Fight for Health-Care Choice

British Columbia’s top court has ruled against private options for Canadian patients facing long wait times, but the fight isn’t over.

Link:

Deep Dive – B.C. Carbon Tax Not Working (Again) 8:33

Despite rosy projections about the province’s carbon tax, British Columbia’s carbon emissions are going up. B.C. Director Kris Sims blows the whistle on rising emissions. 

Link: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/b.c.-emissions-up-despite-carbon-tax?id=18615

Sign the PETITION: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/scrap-the-federal-carbon-tax

Waste Watch – Corporate Welfare Refinery Fail 18:50

The Alberta government is losing a gamble with taxpayers’ money on a refinery and we’re reminding Premier Jason Kenny about his promises to do away with corporate welfare. 

Link: https://www.policyschool.ca/news/morton-sturgeon-refinery-costs-continue-mount/

Sign the PETITION: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/end-corporate-welfare-in-alberta

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