Recent content by Baz

In my opinion it’s the only one that does matter. It boils down to “my individual contribution doesn’t matter, so fuck everyone else, they can deal with it.” It’s not the past for the rest of the world, it’s the present. Are they supposed to just say that we got us here, but since we refuse...

Canada is a G-8 nation whose standard of living is largely a result of industrialization, even a a quite cold climate. We are amongst the worst emitters per capita in the world (List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions per capita). A lot of China's "bashing on" is a direct result of our...

Really, because he hasn't done one iota to change my mind. Oh yeah, I forgot: I'm mentally inept, easily deceived, and a lemming. Good thing there is the ignore button.

As I said, one of my biggest concerns with the implementation is the lack of transparency. The government documents say it does not go into general revenue. Example: The Government of Canada does not keep any direct proceeds from pollution pricing. All direct proceeds from the federal system...

I don't normally use Wikipedia as a primary reference, but blanket statements such as yours shows you have very little interest in reviewing actual data, so: Positive impacts Research shows that carbon taxes effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions.[8][50][51] Most economists assert that...

I’m not sure cutting the carbon tax will cause any impact federal finances except cutting the rebates and some climate related programs. However, one of my frustrations with the implementation of the carbon tax is the difficulty in getting information on the actual cash flows.

If we are dealing in facts... "Making life more expensive" is an opinion not a fact. According to the Bank Of Canada (STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2023) the Carbon Tax is contributing 0.1% to inflation. Is there conflicting evidence that isn't just CPC talking points...

Been there, tried that (at a lower level). The current system of making sure we don't waste pennies prevents that type of thinking...

Agreed.

It doesn’t have to be (ask me how I know)… The problem comes when there are requirements that don’t naturally allow it, the contractor doesn’t really understand those requirements, and the people representing the users and customer (they are different) don’t know how to explain them.

My experience tells me that black and white thinking is usually underrepresentative of the whole truth. Have certain zealots on the far left overstated things, absolutely. Have a lot of politicians on both sides simultaneously stated half truths and devisive positions for political gain, most...

I have to admit that I’m not sure we’ve always struck the best balance between hiring the best and having inclusive hiring practices so that all communities have a chance to become the best. However, the Texas AG’s actions leads to some questions, specifically about jurisdiction. The have no...

Which is fine. I’m even ok with you calling public figures names because they put themselves out there. If you randomly bring something into a discussion just so you can call a whole group of people mentally inept, and the way you phrase it seems to include me, I may take exception. Or I may...

I'm not disagreeing with you, but I'm not sure there isn't something bigger at play here, and there but for the grace of god goes Airbus (or maybe the EUs regulatory structure is better than the US right now)? The relentless drive by the airlines to compete on cost doesn't just result in having...

Well, that's freakin' helpful to the debate. Let's see, Einstein, Turing, Oppenheimer, Orwell, Keller, King were all socialists. Are they all mentally inept? Even though I consider myself a centrist, I am obviously far to the left of where it seems you are. I also believe that human caused...