[Canada] Canadian Politics Redux

[viper37]

It's the same with Canada.  Alberta exports most of its oil to the US instead of shipping it to Quebec and New Brunswick.

Alberta would love to sell its oil to Quebec and New Brunswick.  There's just no way to get it there.

There was a multi-billion-dollar proposal to reconfigure an existing NG pipeline to send crude oil to Quebec and New Brunswick.  Trudeau killed it upon coming to power.

It's complicated.

Trudeau the elder killed this idea long ago that Quebec should refine any oil from Alberta, so our refineries aren't equipped for your oil.

So the oil would just transit Quebec to get to NB.  Social acceptability is extremely low for such a project.

[HVC]

Ontario Conservatives jumping on the tax free holiday PR bandwagon and are going to match with provincial taxes.

[Barrister]

Ontario Conservatives jumping on the tax free holiday PR bandwagon and are going to match with provincial taxes.

Really?  I wonder why.

Federal Conservatives will vote against it.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/gst-holiday-vote-1.7395767

[Grey Fox]

Why is the Ontario government saying anything? Ontario has a HST.

[Barrister]

Why is the Ontario government saying anything? Ontario has a HST.

Ah - digging in, it seems more that Ontario is just not seeking compensation from the Feds for the lost revenue, despite it costing the province $1 billion.

[crazy canuck]

Ontario Conservatives jumping on the tax free holiday PR bandwagon and are going to match with provincial taxes.

It's not so much that the are jumping on.  The Federal Liberals didn't think about the cost to the provinces that have a harmonized sales tax.  For those provinces it makes sense to get some political credit for the economic pain they are going to suffer whether they join in or not.

[Josephus]

Ontario Conservatives jumping on the tax free holiday PR bandwagon and are going to match with provincial taxes.

Really?  I wonder why.

Federal Conservatives will vote against it.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/gst-holiday-vote-1.7395767

These are the same Conservatives who are against taxes, but are going to vote against a tax holiday? What am I missing?