When we testified at Finance committee together, I brought statscan data and projections showing the distribution of costs of carbon pricing across the income distribution among about 10 other data sets. You made stuff up about regressive impacts on low income Albertans. *shrug*
We repeatedly hear, including in @MLA_Panda's op-ed this week, about there being no evidence that carbon prices reduce emissions. The opposite is true - I can think of no study of BC carbon pricing that can't reject that hypothesis.
We repeatedly hear about how carbon pricing is destroying the economy yet, since the carbon price was expanded and modified in AB, the province has had the fastest growing economy in the country.
We repeatedly hear about how increasing carbon prices will cause economic disaster, but literally no credible analysis has shown that. Costs? Yes. Distributional impacts? Definitely. But the idea that advocates aren't the ones sharing data is risible.
If we're going to talk about who is and who is not using data to justify their claims, let's start with @AndrewScheer who has, apparently, a magical plan to meet Canada's targets that he's not willing to share in any respect.
Now, let's move to @jkenney who, while spreading ridiculous hyperbole about carbon pricing, is also supportive of carbon pricing but only on big industry. I can't see how such a policy might be an issue for Alberta. Can you?
Take a trip over to @EcofiscalCanada website and read through their reports. Go to @smartprosperity or @CleanProsperity. Check CD Howe or @policy_school. Check EC's website. Then compare to the level of data provided by those who oppose carbon prices.
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