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NightOwl@lemm.ee to Canada · 2 years ago

Should Ottawa slap a new tax on the record profits of oil and gas companies?

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Should Ottawa slap a new tax on the record profits of oil and gas companies?

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NightOwl@lemm.ee to Canada · 2 years ago
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A Green MP is calling on the federal government to impose a windfall profits tax on fossil fuel companies, citing increasing unaffordability and the ongoing climate crisis.

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      The same sources of cleaner energy that the oil companies have given up on and lied about?

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        No, they’re talking about Carbon Capture. Which is a new source of clean energy the oil companies are lying about.

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      Why not take the money given to oil companies as R&D grants, and turn it into university R&D grants?

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          Dunno, I would guess because oil companies donate more to political parties than grad students?

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