The federal government has released its estimate of the impact of carbon pricing on the size of the economy after it was accused by the opposition Conservatives of muzzling an officer of Parliament. The federal government has released its estimate of the impact of carbon pricing on the size of the economy after it was accused by the opposition Conservatives of muzzling an officer of Parliament.
The modelling says that amounts to nearly 80 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions eliminated by carbon pricing.The government's release comes as the Conservatives are set to introduce an opposition motion Thursday that would compel the government to provide a copy of its economic analysis on the impact of the federal fuel charge and the output-based pricing system.
The source also said it does not change the government's view that eight out of 10 Canadians receive more back in quarterly carbon tax rebates than they pay through federal fuel charge. "We've seen that — staff in my office — but we've been told explicitly not to disclose it and reference it," Giroux told the House of CommonsConservative finance critic Jasraj Singh Hallan accused the federal government of attempting to silence the PBO.
"Conservatives, unfortunately, are misleading Canadians yet again," Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault replied. "Our government has and will continue to support the Parliamentary Budget Officer to fulfil his role and his office."Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault tells Power & Politics that the recent error by the parliamentary budget officer is ‘below the standard’ he expects from the PBO.