Conservatives have accused Steven Guilbeault of wanting to tax pickup trucks
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has said the Tories are lying about a secret government plan to add a green tax on pickup trucks.
There have been several tweets from Conservative MPs, the Conservative Party and Alberta Premier Jason Kenney in recent days insisting that the government is set to extend a federal green levy on pickup trucks.
It’s not called a truck levy Mr. Guilbeault argued on Wednesday, in a Twitter message addressing Conservative MP and leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre.
– A quote from Steven Guilbeault, Minister of the Environment
Mr Poilievre said in his tweet that the government would impose thousands of dollars in new taxes to anyone who buys a truck . He encouraged his followers to join his campaign on remove truck tax .
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney followed on Thursday, it was written the Liberal-NDP coalition is planning a punitive tax on workers for buying pickup trucks .
The federal Conservative Party as a whole went on Twitter on Thursday and Friday, asking if Canadians could pay tax of $ 4,000 on [leur] truck o sport utility vehicle SUV ? .
A conservative proposal from 2007
The green levy in question is already affecting sport utility vehicles (SUVs). In 2007, the Conservative government led by Prime Minister Stephen Harper introduced this measure for vehicles with high fuel consumption, as part of several offers to ensure a cleaner and healthier environment .
A rebate for more fuel -efficient vehicles introduced at the same time lasted only two years, but the green levy was still in effect.
It adds between $ 1000 and $ 4000 on cars, sport utility vehicle SUV and vans with above average fuel consumption when purchased or imported into Canada. There are currently 60 labeled models for selection.
Most are high-end luxury cars from brands like Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Lamborghini, all of which have starting prices of over $ 200,000, or wholesale. sport utility vehicle SUV such as the Dodge Durango and Toyota Sequoia.
In their 2007 budget, the Conservatives predicted the tax would raise $ 215 million in the first two years, but it was less than that figure, with average revenue of approximately $ 15 million a year. Over 14 years, total revenue from the green levy will be $ 220 million, including less than $ 4 million in 2020-2021.
This did not apply to pickup trucks in 2007, and has not in 15 years.
Guilbeault said the Liberals are not proposing to extend it to trucks, despite accusations from Conservatives.
” This kind of politics divides and disrupts the important work we all need to fight climate change. “
– A quote from Steven Guilbeault, Minister of the Environment
A recommendation from an organization
The charge comes from a recommendation made to the environment minister last month by the advisory body Net Zero, which is responsible for helping guide government policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The call to extend the green levy on pickup trucks was one of 40 recommendations in his brief on the government’s new emission reduction plan.
Dan Wicklum, Co-Chair of the Advisory Group and CEO CEO ng The Transition Accelerator said in an interview that the notice is part of a series of measures aimed at encouraging all levels of government, the private sector and Canadians to step up and fulfill their responsibilities to contribute to the fight against climate change.
He said vans as personal vehicles are not very fuel efficient, but the body also knows in its recommendations that any new levy needs to consider its impact on vulnerable populations.
” We felt it was pretty balanced advice and in fact we were a bit disappointed when people twisted it. “
– A quote from Dan Wicklum, Co-Chair of the Advisory Group and CEO CEO ng The Transition Accelerator
Wicklum said there is no obligation for the government to follow these recommendations, nor should it.
It is our duty to give advice, but it is up to the government to decide whether to follow it or not. he mentioned. And that is how it should be in a democracy.
Liberal is extending a rebate program to reduce the cost of buying new zero-emission vehicles for another three years. They will raise the maximum allowable price to ensure that is new sport utility vehicle SUV and electric vans coming on the market will get a discount.
All vehicle owners, including van drivers, pay the price of carbon on the fuel purchased for their vehicles. Pickup trucks, which typically use more gas per mile traveled, are generally more expensive in carbon tax.
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