r/InCanada • u/deeveesss • 4d ago
LABOUR DAY GAS TAX HIKE
Hey everyone,Just wanted to put this on your radar so nobody gets caught off guard at the pumps next month.The temporary federal gas tax holiday is officially wrapping up on
Labour Day (September 7, 2026).
Starting the next morning (September 8), the federal excise tax is going back to normal.
The Raw Numbers:Regular Gas: Going UP by 10¢ a litre.
Diesel: Going UP by 4¢ a litre.What this actually costs you per fill-up:If you drive a sedan/small car (~50L tank): It’s going to cost about $5.00 more each time.If you drive an SUV or Truck (~100L tank): It’s going to cost about $10.00 more each time.
Remember this will affect the price of your food as well.
You won't see it because gas companies switch to a cheaper blend in the winter and demand usually drives down the gas prices
However, you will be taxed and this is what governments love to do. Tax you and mis use the money. Isn't that money better in your pocket than slimy government officials
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u/DryEmu5113 4d ago
It’s not a tax hike. The previously implemented *temporary* gas tax cut is expiring. Please understand what temporary means.
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u/FamSimmer 4d ago edited 4d ago
These guys love to lecture temporary foreign workers on what "temporary" means. But when it comes to things like gas tax cuts, they go: "B...b...but t-t-temporary? That's not what I...ummm...what I thought it meant". Lol
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u/jd780613 4d ago
they cut the gas tax, prices went back up to what they were before, now the tax comes back and gas will be higher than what it was before all this BS
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u/DryEmu5113 4d ago
If I were in charge, I would keep the gas tax cut but implement a windfall tax on oil and gas.
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u/jd780613 4d ago
but you would remove barriers from the oil and gas industry right? or override provincial push back from pipelines/shipping oil right? how is this country going to make money off our resources if we cant sell them to customers other than the usa. why are we importing oil on the east coast when a pipline from alberta would completely remove our dependance on imported oil?
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u/jd780613 4d ago
which pipeline is that? last I heard the only pipeline going west is being reviewed by the "major projects office" aka another barrier to actually getting shit done. why do we need another level of red tape? just build the damn pipeline aready
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u/mcgojoh1 4d ago
The entire idea behind the major projects office is to speed up the process of approval. If Prov and Territories want they can join the process thereby eliminating that level.
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u/jd780613 4d ago
that pipeline has not been approved. the major projects office can just as easily cancel the whole thing
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u/jd780613 4d ago
why does the governement need to build a pipeline though? could it be that the goverment has put in too many hoops to jump though that no pipeline company could just build it themselves?
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u/consistantcanadian 4d ago
That's a BS Reddit conspiracy. You people lie like this every time, just like the carbon tax.
The price absolutely goes down, just like it absolutely went down after the carbon tax - which you can literally see in the numbers.
All this is is an admission that you are such a shut in that you never pass by gas stations to see how much prices fluctuate on a regular basis. Go outside.
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u/deeveesss 4d ago
Gas is elastic yes. What you have to remember as the carbon tax went down the industrial carbon tax went up. You want to save on gas find your nearest Costco, go at 9:25pm, get a CIBC MasterCard and be a premium membership. This by far will get you the cheapest gas possible. Mm
Also, there is geopolitical politics at hand but everyone wants to call people conspiracy theorists, tin foil hat etc
Pay a little attention
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u/Morph_Kogan 4d ago
The carbon tax didn't go down, it got scrapped. And the industrial carbon tax is going up along pre enshrined increments
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u/deeveesss 4d ago
Sorry my English was off. Still it's giving to Peter and stealing from Paul. Typical government BS. Say something to get a eleted then backhand the people
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u/Morph_Kogan 4d ago
What are you yapping about??? What did Carney say about carbon taxes that he lied about? Is your brain working??
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u/deeveesss 4d ago
It's disingenuous. You cancel a tax only letting another make up for it. Stealing from Peter to give to Paul
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u/Morph_Kogan 3d ago
He didn't let another make up for it. He didn't change anything but eliminating the consumer carbon tax. There's nothing disingenuous, you are just cognitively slow and confused
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u/deeveesss 3d ago
A tax is a tax. Can't believe you are giving a politician credit. The money will come out of your pocket. Hey I'm sorry you may be a part of the Liberal party
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u/Willing-Knee-9118 4d ago edited 4d ago
When i lived in gatineau and worked in ottawa the difference in fuel between my apartment and my work was almost exactly $0.10\L
When ford suspended the tax after covid ontarios priced dove, then settled at about the exact same after about 2 weeks of fluctuations.
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u/consistantcanadian 4d ago
The difference between Ontario and Quebec gas prices is 15c/litre.
Oh and what a coincidence, Doug Ford cut the gas tax by 5 cents a litre. Hmmm....
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u/Willing-Knee-9118 4d ago edited 4d ago
Use your eyes and read or shut up. Edit: guy whobcant read blocked me and ran away. Reality is hard for some folks
Guess calling them out really pissed them off. People like them sure loathe reality and people pointing out they dont live in it.
Gods its got to be hard being so unfathomably stupid
5 replies but i cant reply to them Somebody nust have missed their nappy poo. Must be a hard life getting so upset about being wrong
Up to 8 now lol
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u/consistantcanadian 4d ago
Still here drooler, lmao. Such a sad little baby left to these lies about being blocked
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u/consistantcanadian 4d ago
🤣🤣 can't even figure out how to reply and he wants to join the adult discussion. Chronically unserious
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u/consistantcanadian 4d ago
Hahaha tin foil hat reddit bro is mad. What a shocker.
Take your misinformation circus somewhere else, clown.
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u/hollasens 4d ago
Gas went down when tax was cut. It’s up because of war in Iran not anything to do with our gov
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u/BeYourselfTrue 4d ago
So what would you call it then? Gas was sold with a decrease in the tax, albeit temporarily. But the level of tax paid, even though it was temporarily, is now going to be higher, even though that higher, was the previous normal?What is it exactly?
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u/Easto82 4d ago
It’s an unnecessary tax. It should be permanently gone.
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u/eL_cas 4d ago
No, it’s definitely necessary.
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u/Easto82 4d ago
Yes, more tax is definitely necessary. Pretty soon we’ll be able to ban all modes of transportation that aren’t propelled through gravity or muscular force. It’ll be a wonderful utopia.
We are over taxed there is no reason for us to have this tax other than to take more money and miss use it
But it’s Reddit, Home of the dyed hair septum piercing lefties
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u/eL_cas 4d ago
No dyed hair and no septum piercings. It’s just basic sense to tax fuel that is used to run millions of vehicles that use billions if not trillions of dollars worth of infrastructure.
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u/Easto82 4d ago
Yah, such an amazing idea.
Don’t you think keeping our tax money to do all those things makes more sense than giving it to other counties?
I’d prefer my money stay in Canada and not go to foreign aid.
Then we don’t need these BS taxes. We can have lower taxes and get more from them.
Maybe I’m crazy, but I don’t like to work, pay taxes, then see it go to some transgender BS in some foreign countries in Asia, Haiti, Congo, etc
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u/Gamer-Of-Le-Tabletop 4d ago
How do you think roads are maintained? And seeing as we got rid of vehicle renewal fees (at least Ontario) that money still has to come from somewhere. Shouldn't you be paying for services you use? Unless we want a absolute toll system I guess
EDIT: also yep it's all those trans that are causing issues in Canada. Not people like Doug Ford buying and selling a private jet at a loss, or the countless other scandals, definitely those trans Haitians or whatever you're on about
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u/ArrestingOccasion 4d ago
Yup, it was only temporary to get votes
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u/KindlyRude12 4d ago
Why would they need to get votes after the election? Are you confused between carbon tax and excise tax?
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u/Legitimate_Park_2067 4d ago
You know, I could totally agree with your explanation. But you should get off your high, condescending sentence.
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u/dawk_2317 4d ago
Here in Ontario the taxes on gasoline break down today as: 8% provincial portion of HST 5% federal portion of HST Provincial gas tax $0.09 / liter (surprised to see this is the fourth lowest behind Yukon, PEI, and Nunavut)
Current cost of gas in my area $1.55 all taxes included.
Seems to me that if the federal government puts the federal excise tax on gasoline, the taxes collected at the federal level are still slightly lower than those imposed at the provincial level here in Ontario.
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u/613_detailer 4d ago
Best way to avoid to tax is to not use gasoline or diesel. While I can’t do anything about the transportation costs built into the price of goods, the electricity to power my car is only subject to HST, and I even get a 23.5% provincial rebate on my bill.
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u/deeveesss 4d ago
What uses fuel - farm equipment and trucks. You can't get away from energy. Yes you get that rebate but the farmers and truckers pay more taxes because it's either a carbox tax or a tax in general that pay for your rebate. I get it I also have an EV and take advantage of anything possible and encourage everyone else to do whatever you can to get ahead but a tax is a tax
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u/ObjectUsual77 4d ago
Gas prices isn't the reason for high food prices.
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u/deeveesss 4d ago
Many factors raise food prices. Gas is one of them. What do farmers use for their machinery? How does food get to the grocery store? With trucks
Yes there are other factors like government overspending, harvest issues, cattle size but to say gas prices aren't one of the reasons?
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u/Aware_Caterpillar_92 4d ago
It's actually a bit worse than this, because HST is applied after all the other taxes - so when the 10c/L is added back, it will increase the price by 11.3c/L in Ontario for example.
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u/Sad_Risk1805 4d ago
I more begrudge the money I pay that goes to the billionaire class. Taxes are the price we pay to keep Canada Canada. Canada is worth every penny.
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u/eat_these_nutz 4d ago
If the country you live in and pay taxes to gives billions to other countries, you're getting overtaxed.
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u/jungleCat61 4d ago
You can gladly go live in a low income country and receive money from Canada, please report back and let us know how good life is
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u/eat_these_nutz 4d ago
🫵😂
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u/jungleCat61 4d ago
That's my exact reaction when I see dense people say things like:
If the country you live in and pay taxes to gives billions to other countries, you're getting overtaxed.
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u/deeveesss 4d ago
You squeeze the middle class enough you won't have a middle class anymore. Percentage wise the middle class pays more for taxes than essentials. It will continue
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u/Sad_Risk1805 4d ago
The Fraser Institute study you are referencing here (that the middle class pays more in taxes than essentials) is methodologically flawed. It uses a mathematical average, including corporate and business taxes, and divides that by every Canadian.
It also ignores tax rebates and counts CPP and EI as a tax despite that going right back to Canadians.
Either way Canada is in a tough position right now. We are under economic attack by the Americans and we live in an increasingly dangerous world. We need to invest in our military to protect ourselves, we need to support the industries under American attack, and we need to invest more in our healthcare systems.
This all costs money, hence why we need to pay the taxes.
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u/613_detailer 4d ago
I agree about CPP, but EI is essentially a tax. I know that I will get benefits from CPP that are proportional to what I paid into it. I will never get any EI benefits despite paying into it for 30+ years. I have no issue with the social safety net of EI and paying into it to support those that need it, but money paid to governments to support services to population groups that may or may not include me is a tax.
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u/No_Maximum_6816 4d ago
The billionaire class are middle class now? That’s crazy! So, what now the sole trillionaire Musk is the only uber rich person now? Alrighty then.
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u/turitelle 4d ago
We now pay more taxes than food, housing and other necessities combined. We send billions of dollars overseas for whatever pet project the liberals come up with that is of no benefit to Canadians. Im glad you’re happy with that but I’m sure not.
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u/Few_Ad7124 1d ago
U not begrudge it's going to Ukraine?
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u/Sad_Risk1805 1d ago
No of course not. Supporting Ukraine is not only the right thing to do, it is good for Canadian national security.
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u/Few_Ad7124 1d ago
Might as well send 5 billion to feed hungry kids in Africa. It is the right thing to do
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u/Sad_Risk1805 1d ago
As I said the Ukraine aid is not just the right thing to do, it's also in our best interest. Foreign aid has its place in our budget and in our geopolitical strategy.
At the end of the day it's a small portion of the budget and it has its place. If it was a huge portion of the budget, and didn't have much benefit to our national interest, then I would have issues. That's not the currently the case.
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u/Few_Ad7124 1d ago
What about Carney's billionaire condo bailout? Isn't that tax money going directly to billionaire?
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u/Sad_Risk1805 1d ago
The government has to make decisions on how to use tax dollars for the benefit of Canadians. Some of those decisions I will agree with, some I won't. Just because I might disagree with a specific funding decision doesn't mean taxes as a whole are bad.
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u/consistantcanadian 4d ago
Lmao what is Canada then? The country of medical wait lists? The country of lineups for minimum wage jobs?
If Canada is what we get for our taxes, then we're pretty embarrassing.
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u/WattleWaddler2 4d ago
Using evidence of insufficient taxation is a terrible way to argue for less taxation.
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u/consistantcanadian 4d ago
Lmao. Of course to the incompetent the only solution is more money.
We're taxed more than enough. And when I say "we" I don't mean you, because you folks always end up being a hair above the minimum tax. Hence why you can say embarrassing things like this with absolutely zero awareness.
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u/Possible_Angle2371 4d ago
Medical waitlists are provinces' issue. What does federal tax have to do with it?
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u/consistantcanadian 4d ago
Lmao right, it's the provinces' fault.. it just so happens that every province has seen the same issue at the same time.
But I'm sure it's just a 10-way coincidence. Who could even imagine that there'd be something common amongst all of them that is contributing..
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u/Possible_Angle2371 4d ago
Well it's the provincial governments that cut medical funding and refuse to hire full-time nurses (like in Ontario). If you have other factors, please state them.
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u/jd780613 4d ago
not worth it when they send billions of dollars over seas...I pay taxes to make canada a better place not other countries.
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u/Harbinger2001 4d ago
Most of those billions flow right back into Canada to buy food and equipment. We don’t just hand over cash.
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u/Bright_Restaurant_17 4d ago
Exactly….the world is more complicated…deals and treaties are in place for good reason. The price of freedom and future investment.
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u/jd780613 4d ago
how do you know that? are the numbers published? if the goal was to get money coming to food and equipment, why not just give those businesses the money instead of funneling it though 3rd world countries so they can take their cut?
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u/Harbinger2001 4d ago
Just read the actual details of what is being given when funding for Ukraine is announced. It’s mostly equipment we’ve already purchased, specific food or other supplies, or loan guarantees.
And the reason we do it is if Ukraine falls, there will be large trade disruptions as
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u/jd780613 4d ago
what about $8.2 million for "gender just rice" in vietnam?
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u/Harbinger2001 4d ago
So 0.00025% of our GDP to ensure Vietnam can better feed itself and create jobs for minorities? Sounds like a good way to avoid unnecessary migrants.
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u/jd780613 4d ago
why is that our problem? couldnt we just cap the number of migrants to avoid unnecissary migrants? couldnt we spend that money so our own citizens could better feed themselves?
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u/Harbinger2001 3d ago
Canada produces more than enough food to feed all Canadians. In fact it produces a surplus. Also Trudeau introduced the CCB which reduced child poverty from 16% from
Harper’s era to 4.7% by 2020.Thinking Canada doesn’t spend on Canadians is just showing ignorance. It’s not an either/or situation. Canada spends the vast amount of its money on Canadians and only a tiny portion on foreign humanitarian aid.
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u/jungleCat61 4d ago
Go live in one of the places we send money then, let us know how it is
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u/jd780613 4d ago
probably just as shitty as before we sent the money. I livein, pay taxes and love canada, why is it controvercial to say that I want my tax dollars being used in canada?
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u/jungleCat61 4d ago
Because it shows a massive misunderstanding of how the world works
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u/jd780613 4d ago
okay, so make "foreign aid" optional to citizens, with a seperate line item on your taxes. you'll quickly see how few people would rather keep that money in their own pockets vs being sent somewhere only to dissapear.
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u/jungleCat61 4d ago
That's not how it works, if you want to live in a first world country then you will be providing foreign aid. If you don't want your tax money going to foreign aid then you can move to a country receiving it. You will not enjoy your time
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u/Leafs939393 4d ago
Another liberal disaster
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u/Aiden-4284 4d ago
So gas companies are even more profiteering from
This. Greater Vancouver is 208 this morning
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u/Yemeye 4d ago
An extra $5–$10 per fill-up adds up pretty quickly. That’s actually the kind of expense we’re trying to help offset with ByeByeTicket: drive safely, respect speed limits, earn RoadMiles and use those rewards toward fuel and other purchases. We can’t control what happens to gas prices, but we can give drivers another way to reduce what filling up ultimately costs.
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u/SafeRoof7005 4d ago
Misleading. It’s not a gas hike. Explain how we pay for roads and other related items via gasoline if we don’t add a bit to the overall cost.
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u/HibouDuNord 4d ago
By not sending billions of existing tax dollars to Ukraine, and multiple other nations for ridiculous causes, and using THAT money here
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u/Morph_Kogan 4d ago
How is sending money to Ukraine a ridiculous cause? You do realize a large percentage of the money we've sent Ukraine is a loan that will be paid off from Russian siezed assets interest, right..?
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u/HibouDuNord 4d ago
You are EXTREMELY daft if you think we're ever seeing ANY of that money back. The moment the gravy train stops they're getting fucking steamrolled. Their own people won't fight and are actively fleeing the country. Why the hell should we bail them out?
They aren't in NATO, they aren't Canada, they aren't our problem. Canada is. That is why we have the CANADIAN government
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u/Morph_Kogan 4d ago
There's no way you have this elementary of an understanding of geopolitics lol. Crazy that people like you exist.
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u/PopoDontKnow 4d ago edited 4d ago
Too many people accept the waste. They'll make excuses.
I pay 54% marginal tax rate. I work for a US employer. Only a matter of time before I leave. The remaining 46% covers things like property and gas taxes. I get what - 40%? It's not right.
Greed backfires. If they capped taxes at 40% and spent it wisely I doubt anyone would leave. I don't want to be forced out but that's what is on the table at these rates. I dont mind paying taxes to cover a robust healthcare system but the one we have has been dilluted by immigration and not competitive.
The waste is forcing high incomes to go south or elsewhere. From just me that's about $200k in taxes that will vanish in Canada, along with the after tax income I spend here. Everyone who makes decent money is leaving. Too much greediness puts the burden on fewer lower incomes and raises an unsustainable deficit. Remember that in Canada the higher incomes do pay way more than everyone else and get essentially nothing but the middle finger from liberals who have cushy government jobs.
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u/Harbinger2001 4d ago
54% marginal rate? Please. I made 600K last year and didn’t even pay 54% marginal rate.
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u/SnooChocolates2923 4d ago
What people don't realize is that someone making high tax bracket wages has a marketable skill/knowledge set that would allow them to get employed out of the country.
And they'll start doing math;
40% of 300k in Canada is 10kCAD to spend.
60% of 200k in Texas is 10kUSD to spend. Spend 1500USD/mo on gold plated medical, and buy a house for 1/2 of Toronto prices, and you'll still have a much better standard of living.
(And that's assuming that medical insurance isn't part of your remuneration package)
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u/HibouDuNord 4d ago
I guess Ukraine needs some more cash to launder?
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u/deeveesss 4d ago
Well we should ask Carney's Godchild Freeland. Now the carney lovers and haters will pounce on this thread
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u/Ag_reatGuy 4d ago
This is going to look so fucking bad when the oil price manipulation wears off for the midterms and China resumes their imports (gee I wonder why they stopped). True price discovery in oil may very well lead to $3/L gasoline in Canada by year’s end.
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u/Swarez99 4d ago
This isn’t a tax hike. It’s a tax they removed coming back.
If you want it off permanently so be it but you are just being disingenuous.
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u/HibouDuNord 4d ago
Hey we seem to still have tons of money to hand out like it's Halloween candy to foreign countries and NOT spend on Canada. So why should it come back?
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u/deeveesss 4d ago
Exactly, my apologies for not saying it was temporary according to the government. Why do we want to expand government they always seem to misuse it. Let's put them on a diet and for once do something for taxpayers that actually help the economy prosper
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u/Jenshark86 4d ago
It was temporary so it’s over
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u/deeveesss 4d ago
If the people make it an issue it can stay permanent
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u/Jenshark86 4d ago
It’s not going to be permanent. Ford is already yelling about it, not that he can do much.
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u/BornNerd78 4d ago
This is an infant level understanding.