BILL C-45
http://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/42-1/bill/C-45/third-reading
An Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts
AS PASSED
BY THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
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Showing posts with label Federal Politics. Show all posts
Thursday, June 21, 2018
Saturday, March 10, 2018
Money pumped into Valley
Darren Handschuh - CASTANET Mar 9, 2018 / 1:11 pm
Federal money is pouring into the Okanagan, with several multi-million dollar announcements being made Friday. Vernon will see $2.5 million come back to the region from federal Gas Tax Strategic Priorities Fund. Mayor Akbal Mund said the windfall will be used for infrastructure improvements. “The 29th-30th Street corridor and 39th Avenue intersection project was approved for $2.394 million; and the Drainage Infrastructure Prioritization project was approved for $105,175,” said Mund. Some 108 projects throughout the province have been approved and four have been conditionally approved, for nearly $193 million from the federal Gas Tax Fund. Coldstream will see up to $495,000 to build the Kalamalka Road Multi-Use Path Project — a four-metre wide pathway extending 350 meters from the Coldstream/Vernon boundary to the intersection of College Way and Kalamalka Road.Coldstream officials said construction costs of the path will be in the neighbourhood of $520,000. "The completion of the Kalamalka Road Multi-Use Path will provide a key travel connection for commuters and recreational users in the community, particularly with the anticipated increased usage of the Okanagan Rail Trail, said Coldstream mayor Jim Garlick. "It will also support the future development of the District-owned property along Kalamalka Road.” The Township of Spallumcheen will receive $275,000 for the development of an integrated asset management and climate change plan. Lumby also received $2.5 millions for improvements to aging Pat Duke Memorial Arena. "I am pleased to see the important work that will be done across British Columbia thanks to the federal Gas Tax Fund,” said Amarjeet Sohi, federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities.“Whether a community needs to expand its recreational centre, repair roads, or make energy-saving upgrades, the Government of Canada will continue to invest in the local infrastructure Canadians want and need.” The District of Lake Country has been awarded $5 million in federal gas tax funding to complete a new, multi-generational activity centre.
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Federal Gas Tax Fund-Strategic Priorities Approved and Conditionally Approved ProjectsUpdated as of March 6, 20182017 Intake
Federal money is pouring into the Okanagan, with several multi-million dollar announcements being made Friday. Vernon will see $2.5 million come back to the region from federal Gas Tax Strategic Priorities Fund. Mayor Akbal Mund said the windfall will be used for infrastructure improvements. “The 29th-30th Street corridor and 39th Avenue intersection project was approved for $2.394 million; and the Drainage Infrastructure Prioritization project was approved for $105,175,” said Mund. Some 108 projects throughout the province have been approved and four have been conditionally approved, for nearly $193 million from the federal Gas Tax Fund. Coldstream will see up to $495,000 to build the Kalamalka Road Multi-Use Path Project — a four-metre wide pathway extending 350 meters from the Coldstream/Vernon boundary to the intersection of College Way and Kalamalka Road.Coldstream officials said construction costs of the path will be in the neighbourhood of $520,000. "The completion of the Kalamalka Road Multi-Use Path will provide a key travel connection for commuters and recreational users in the community, particularly with the anticipated increased usage of the Okanagan Rail Trail, said Coldstream mayor Jim Garlick. "It will also support the future development of the District-owned property along Kalamalka Road.” The Township of Spallumcheen will receive $275,000 for the development of an integrated asset management and climate change plan. Lumby also received $2.5 millions for improvements to aging Pat Duke Memorial Arena. "I am pleased to see the important work that will be done across British Columbia thanks to the federal Gas Tax Fund,” said Amarjeet Sohi, federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities.“Whether a community needs to expand its recreational centre, repair roads, or make energy-saving upgrades, the Government of Canada will continue to invest in the local infrastructure Canadians want and need.” The District of Lake Country has been awarded $5 million in federal gas tax funding to complete a new, multi-generational activity centre.
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Federal Gas Tax Fund-Strategic Priorities Approved and Conditionally Approved ProjectsUpdated as of March 6, 20182017 Intake
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Bill C-342 - Cost of carbon pricing deduction from GST
http://www.pbo-dpb.gc.ca/web/default/files/Documents/Reports/2017/Bill%20C-342/Bill%20C-342_EN.pdf
At above link is the full report from the office of the Parliamentary Budget officer (PBO)
of the effect of elimination of GST from carbon tax as proposed in Bill c-342.
(On 20 March 2017, Mark Warawa, MP, introduced a private member’s bill, Bill C-342. The bill amends the Excise Tax Act to provide that any tax, duty or fee imposed in respect of carbon is excluded from the total purchase price for the purpose of calculating the goods and services tax. On 25 October 2017 the bill was defeated at second reading in the House of Commons. The analysis in this report may be useful in determining the impact of a Canada wide carbon pricing policy on revenue from the goods and services tax.)
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Don Quixote Note:
Looks like the end of our tax on tax battle. A special thanks
to MP's Mel Arnold and Mark Warawa for fighting this Quixotic battle in Parliament of Canada.
Also See:
Budget watchdog details millions in potential GST revenues on carbon pricing
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/pbo-carbon-gst-1.4444627?cmp=rss
At above link is the full report from the office of the Parliamentary Budget officer (PBO)
(On 20 March 2017, Mark Warawa, MP, introduced a private member’s bill, Bill C-342. The bill amends the Excise Tax Act to provide that any tax, duty or fee imposed in respect of carbon is excluded from the total purchase price for the purpose of calculating the goods and services tax. On 25 October 2017 the bill was defeated at second reading in the House of Commons. The analysis in this report may be useful in determining the impact of a Canada wide carbon pricing policy on revenue from the goods and services tax.)
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Don Quixote Note:
Looks like the end of our tax on tax battle. A special thanks
to MP's Mel Arnold and Mark Warawa for fighting this Quixotic battle in Parliament of Canada.
Also See:
Budget watchdog details millions in potential GST revenues on carbon pricing
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/pbo-carbon-gst-1.4444627?cmp=rss
Feds agree to give provinces 75 per cent of pot tax revenues Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced the agreement today
THE CANADIAN PRESS Dec. 11, 2017 1:10 p.m.NEWS
The federal government has agreed to give the provinces and territories a 75 per cent share of the tax revenues from the sale of legalized marijuana, a portion of which will be meted out to cities and towns to help them defray the cost of making pot legal across Canada. Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced the two-year agreement today after a day-long meeting with his provincial and territorial counterparts. Morneau says Ottawa will retain the remaining 25 per cent share to a maximum of $100 million a year, with any balance over and above that limit going to the provinces and territories. The larger share, he added, will allow the provinces to “fairly deal with their costs and so they can work with municipalities,” which had been asking for at least a one-third portion of the revenue to help ease the burden of costs like law enforcement.
Morneau said that over the first two years, the federal government expects legalized pot to generate only about $400 million in tax revenues, adding that the ministers are scheduled to gather again a year from now to assess how the framework is working. “Our expectation is that by keeping prices low, we will be able to get rid of the black market. However, that will happen over time,” Morneau said during a closing news conference, his counterparts lined up behind him. “Our estimates suggest that the size of the taxation revenue is roughly … about up to $400 million for the first couple of years. What we’ve agreed at our table today is that we need to come back together; we’re going to come back together in December 2018 to look at how the market’s working, and how the federal government, provinces and municipalities are dealing with this change. “Of course, we’ll stay very much on top of this, but after two years it’s time to rethink the approach to make sure we’re getting it right.” All 14 jurisdictions at the table agreed to the key principles reached at the meeting, Morneau said, calling it a “very good outcome.”
The original model put forward by the federal government proposed an even 50-50 split, a plan that was immediately shot down by the provinces, many of which wondered aloud what sort of costs Ottawa would be incurring to deserve such a share. Earlier today, Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa said the federal Liberal government had successfully made the case that it, too, would have costs, but was showing flexibility on related revenue and cost-sharing questions. After a meeting with his Atlantic counterparts in Halifax, Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil let slip that a two-year deal had been reached, and that provinces would have the ability to include a markup above and beyond existing taxation levels. Ottawa’s initial estimates suggested the total pot of tax revenue from marijuana sales could eventually reach $1 billion per year. “If there is a markup that a respective province wants to do it would be outside of that taxation model, so that was the flexibility that we as a province were looking for and I would say indeed it was what we were hearing across the country,” McNeil said. “The two-year window will give each of us the time to go back to the table and say this is actually what policing is costing and this is what the education component is.”
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities has said it wants a third of the revenues earmarked to help municipal governments handle administrative and policing costs, but how that share of the pot is divvied up will be up to the municipalities and their provincial or territorial counterparts. The federal government has already committed more than $1 billion over five years towards pot legalization in areas like policing and border security. When asked about the federal push to ensure enough money goes to cities and towns, Quebec Finance Minister Carlos Leitao said each province will do it their own way. “Of course, the provinces will work with their municipalities, but it’s for us to decide what that percentage will be,” he said. “And every province is different, every city is different, so there is no preconceived amount for the provinces.”
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Don Quixote Note:
It remains to see whether GST (or PST or HST) is applied to the $10 per gram excise tax ??? (another tax on a tax !!)
The federal government has agreed to give the provinces and territories a 75 per cent share of the tax revenues from the sale of legalized marijuana, a portion of which will be meted out to cities and towns to help them defray the cost of making pot legal across Canada. Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced the two-year agreement today after a day-long meeting with his provincial and territorial counterparts. Morneau says Ottawa will retain the remaining 25 per cent share to a maximum of $100 million a year, with any balance over and above that limit going to the provinces and territories. The larger share, he added, will allow the provinces to “fairly deal with their costs and so they can work with municipalities,” which had been asking for at least a one-third portion of the revenue to help ease the burden of costs like law enforcement.
Morneau said that over the first two years, the federal government expects legalized pot to generate only about $400 million in tax revenues, adding that the ministers are scheduled to gather again a year from now to assess how the framework is working. “Our expectation is that by keeping prices low, we will be able to get rid of the black market. However, that will happen over time,” Morneau said during a closing news conference, his counterparts lined up behind him. “Our estimates suggest that the size of the taxation revenue is roughly … about up to $400 million for the first couple of years. What we’ve agreed at our table today is that we need to come back together; we’re going to come back together in December 2018 to look at how the market’s working, and how the federal government, provinces and municipalities are dealing with this change. “Of course, we’ll stay very much on top of this, but after two years it’s time to rethink the approach to make sure we’re getting it right.” All 14 jurisdictions at the table agreed to the key principles reached at the meeting, Morneau said, calling it a “very good outcome.”
The original model put forward by the federal government proposed an even 50-50 split, a plan that was immediately shot down by the provinces, many of which wondered aloud what sort of costs Ottawa would be incurring to deserve such a share. Earlier today, Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa said the federal Liberal government had successfully made the case that it, too, would have costs, but was showing flexibility on related revenue and cost-sharing questions. After a meeting with his Atlantic counterparts in Halifax, Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil let slip that a two-year deal had been reached, and that provinces would have the ability to include a markup above and beyond existing taxation levels. Ottawa’s initial estimates suggested the total pot of tax revenue from marijuana sales could eventually reach $1 billion per year. “If there is a markup that a respective province wants to do it would be outside of that taxation model, so that was the flexibility that we as a province were looking for and I would say indeed it was what we were hearing across the country,” McNeil said. “The two-year window will give each of us the time to go back to the table and say this is actually what policing is costing and this is what the education component is.”
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities has said it wants a third of the revenues earmarked to help municipal governments handle administrative and policing costs, but how that share of the pot is divvied up will be up to the municipalities and their provincial or territorial counterparts. The federal government has already committed more than $1 billion over five years towards pot legalization in areas like policing and border security. When asked about the federal push to ensure enough money goes to cities and towns, Quebec Finance Minister Carlos Leitao said each province will do it their own way. “Of course, the provinces will work with their municipalities, but it’s for us to decide what that percentage will be,” he said. “And every province is different, every city is different, so there is no preconceived amount for the provinces.”
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Don Quixote Note:
It remains to see whether GST (or PST or HST) is applied to the $10 per gram excise tax ??? (another tax on a tax !!)
Thursday, November 23, 2017
Developer getting more government cash for Vernon property used by National Defence
By Charlotte Helston INFO News November 22, 2017 - 8:00 PM
VERNON - A B.C. developer has received another payment from the federal government for a Vernon property that may contain buried military explosives. K&L Land Partnership was handed $4.4 million for “environmental damages” according to recently released federal financial documents. It’s not the first time the government has discreetly paid millions to the developer. Last year, it reached an $11-million settlement with K&L Land Partnership, which had sued in 2013 over the possible presence of unexploded ordnances leftover from Second World War military training. The government is not commenting on any details of the settlement, including the reason for the second payment. “A confidentiality agreement prevents us from sharing the details of the settlement between the Crown and K&L Land Partnership. What I can tell you is that the property in question was set aside as a range and training area during the Second World War. Although we (DND) occupied the site beginning in July 1941, the site was not used extensively,” a media spokesperson said in an email to iNFOnews.ca. According to court documents from K&L Partnership’s lawsuit against the government, it bought the 1,349 acre property overlooking Kalamalka Lake for $15 million in 2005. Vancouver-based lawyer Howard Shapray, who represented K&L in the lawsuit, said Wednesday, Nov. 22, he is not at liberty to discuss the terms of the settlement. The Vernon area was used for military training in the 1940s, and unexploded ordnances continue to be unearthed today. Eight people were killed by unexploded bombs between 1948 and 1973 in the Vernon area. Clean-up efforts are underway on Okanagan Indian Band land, which the Department of National Defence leased for training, however band officials have said the progress is moving far too slowly.
VERNON - A B.C. developer has received another payment from the federal government for a Vernon property that may contain buried military explosives. K&L Land Partnership was handed $4.4 million for “environmental damages” according to recently released federal financial documents. It’s not the first time the government has discreetly paid millions to the developer. Last year, it reached an $11-million settlement with K&L Land Partnership, which had sued in 2013 over the possible presence of unexploded ordnances leftover from Second World War military training. The government is not commenting on any details of the settlement, including the reason for the second payment. “A confidentiality agreement prevents us from sharing the details of the settlement between the Crown and K&L Land Partnership. What I can tell you is that the property in question was set aside as a range and training area during the Second World War. Although we (DND) occupied the site beginning in July 1941, the site was not used extensively,” a media spokesperson said in an email to iNFOnews.ca. According to court documents from K&L Partnership’s lawsuit against the government, it bought the 1,349 acre property overlooking Kalamalka Lake for $15 million in 2005. Vancouver-based lawyer Howard Shapray, who represented K&L in the lawsuit, said Wednesday, Nov. 22, he is not at liberty to discuss the terms of the settlement. The Vernon area was used for military training in the 1940s, and unexploded ordnances continue to be unearthed today. Eight people were killed by unexploded bombs between 1948 and 1973 in the Vernon area. Clean-up efforts are underway on Okanagan Indian Band land, which the Department of National Defence leased for training, however band officials have said the progress is moving far too slowly.
Thursday, October 26, 2017
Bill C-342 defeated at 2nd Reading
SUMMARY
This enactment amends the Excise Tax Act to provide that any tax paid to a province in respect of carbon is excluded from the total purchase price for the purpose of calculating the goods and services tax.
Oct. 25, 2017 Failed 2nd reading of Bill C-342, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (carbon levy)
Vote Results by Member
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Don Quixote Note: Mark Warawa (Langley—Aldergrove) brought this private members bill with Local MP Mel Arnold seconding it. This bill failed at second reading. A valiant effort at tax fairness from these 2 MP'S. ( Mel Arnold also was the sponsor of my original petition that was rejected in writing by the Government *see below for links to details and response)
This enactment amends the Excise Tax Act to provide that any tax paid to a province in respect of carbon is excluded from the total purchase price for the purpose of calculating the goods and services tax.
Oct. 25, 2017 Failed 2nd reading of Bill C-342, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (carbon levy)
Vote Results by Member
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Don Quixote Note: Mark Warawa (Langley—Aldergrove) brought this private members bill with Local MP Mel Arnold seconding it. This bill failed at second reading. A valiant effort at tax fairness from these 2 MP'S. ( Mel Arnold also was the sponsor of my original petition that was rejected in writing by the Government *see below for links to details and response)
PETITION TO THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA
Whereas:
- The Government of British Columbia instituted a carbon tax in 2008 and the federal government GST (currently at 5%) is still being charged on this carbon tax.
We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to eliminate the GST being charged on this or any other future carbon tax enacted by the provinces or territories.
RESPONSE TO PETITION
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Thursday, September 28, 2017
Company looks to expand cannabis production facility True Leaf Medicine buys option to purchase the 40 acres of land in Lumby its facility sits on
Thu Sep 28th, 2017 7:30am Morning Star:
A North Okanagan cannabis production company is looking to the future. True Leaf Medicine International Ltd., whose website lists its corporate office as being on Kalamalka Lake Road in Vernon, announced Thursday it has acquired an option to purchase the 40 acres of land that encompasses its facility in Lumby. The option is exercisable until Dec. 31 at a total of cost of $3.3 million, $100,000 of which has already been paid to the vendor in the form of an up-front fee for the purpose of securing the option. True Leaf’s application to produce and distribute cannabis under Health Canada’s Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR) has completed the security clearance stage and the company has initiated plans to refit the 16,000 square foot building on the property. Upon exercise, True Leaf’s ownership of the property will allow the company to rapidly expand operations once it is approved as a licensed producer from Health Canada. “This is a milestone for True Leaf,” said CEO Darcy Bomford. “This property gives us the capacity to expand to meet the increased demand that is widely expected. With government approvals, the size of this site could allow us to build a 1,000,000 square foot facility and produce more than 125,000 kilograms of cannabis.”
True Leaf anticipates that the first phase will include annual production of 2,500 kilograms of dried cannabis once the facility passes Health Canada’s inspection and the company becomes a licensed producer.“True Leaf appreciates the support expressed for the company’s license submission by the Mayor of Lumby, Kevin Acton, and the community,” said Bomford. “We expect to become a significant employer in Lumby.”
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Authorized Licensed Producers of Cannabis for Medical Purposes
True Leaf anticipates that the first phase will include annual production of 2,500 kilograms of dried cannabis once the facility passes Health Canada’s inspection and the company becomes a licensed producer.“True Leaf appreciates the support expressed for the company’s license submission by the Mayor of Lumby, Kevin Acton, and the community,” said Bomford. “We expect to become a significant employer in Lumby.”
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Authorized Licensed Producers of Cannabis for Medical Purposes
Monday, September 25, 2017
BC Government Launches Public Consultation On Marijuana Sales
Vernon, BC, Canada / 1075 KISS FM Tom Mark September 25, 2017 10:41 am
Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth announced this morning that consultation will begin immediately with the plan to have it done by November 1st. “I hope British Columbians will get involved, be heard, and help us shape how we maximize public health and safety when non-medical cannabis is legalized by the federal government next year,” said Farnworth. “While we already have laws banning drug-affected driving, and they remain in effect, this is also an opportunity for people to let us know how we can make them stronger and more effective.” In addition to the open public engagement process, government will also proactively seek opinions from a representative cross-section of British Columbians on their views concerning non-medical cannabis regulations, with a random telephone survey.Today through Nov. 1, people can share their views about B.C.’s approach to non-medical cannabis legalization at: www.engage.gov.bc.ca/BCcannabisregulation/
Farnworth made the announcement at the Union of BC Municipalities Convention in Vancouver. He said it will include municipal governments, First Nations, the public and affected groups. As well, the Province has invited the Union of B.C. Municipalities to establish a standing committee on cannabis legalization so local governments can share their experience, knowledge and concerns as B.C.’s regulatory framework develops. Farnworth says there may not be a one size fits all approach for distribution. The minister says it will also be critical to work with the federal government to ensure a legal supply of marijuana is available. “We want to hear from as many people as possible about how we can best protect our kids, keep our roads safe, and lock criminals out of the non-medical cannabis industry,” said Farnworth. “It’s critical that we work together to ensure the legalization of non-medical cannabis results in safer, healthier communities.” He says this isn’t about bringing on a new revenue stream for the province. Farnworth says the government wants to ensure the implementation of marijuana sales is done right.
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Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth announced this morning that consultation will begin immediately with the plan to have it done by November 1st. “I hope British Columbians will get involved, be heard, and help us shape how we maximize public health and safety when non-medical cannabis is legalized by the federal government next year,” said Farnworth. “While we already have laws banning drug-affected driving, and they remain in effect, this is also an opportunity for people to let us know how we can make them stronger and more effective.” In addition to the open public engagement process, government will also proactively seek opinions from a representative cross-section of British Columbians on their views concerning non-medical cannabis regulations, with a random telephone survey.Today through Nov. 1, people can share their views about B.C.’s approach to non-medical cannabis legalization at: www.engage.gov.bc.ca/BCcannabisregulation/
Farnworth made the announcement at the Union of BC Municipalities Convention in Vancouver. He said it will include municipal governments, First Nations, the public and affected groups. As well, the Province has invited the Union of B.C. Municipalities to establish a standing committee on cannabis legalization so local governments can share their experience, knowledge and concerns as B.C.’s regulatory framework develops. Farnworth says there may not be a one size fits all approach for distribution. The minister says it will also be critical to work with the federal government to ensure a legal supply of marijuana is available. “We want to hear from as many people as possible about how we can best protect our kids, keep our roads safe, and lock criminals out of the non-medical cannabis industry,” said Farnworth. “It’s critical that we work together to ensure the legalization of non-medical cannabis results in safer, healthier communities.” He says this isn’t about bringing on a new revenue stream for the province. Farnworth says the government wants to ensure the implementation of marijuana sales is done right.
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Stakeholder Submissions
To help ensure that our provincial cannabis regulatory system reflects the needs and values of British Columbians, government is seeking feedback on the following issues:
- minimum age;
- personal possession limits;
- public consumption;
- drug-impaired driving;
- personal cultivation; and
- distribution and retail models.
Stakeholders have been invited to send a formal submission by November 1, 2017 at 4 p.m.
Any organization may submit a written submission. Individuals are encouraged to submit the feedback form online.
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Don Quixote Note:
I submitted the survey my only added comments were:
- What are the implications for Home Insurance if Cannabis is allowed to be grown in a house.
- All cannabis whether sold through Government stores or retail stores in B.C. must be obtained ONLY from the licensed and authorized producers that the federal Govt has authorized.
Friday, September 08, 2017
Ontario to create cannabis control board, open up to 60 storefronts, sources say Illegal pot shops in Ontario to be shut down over next 12 months
By Hannah Thibedeau, Mike Crawley, CBC News Posted: Sep 07, 2017 10:28 PM ET
The Ontario government will announce Friday that it will create a cannabis control board and open up to 60 storefronts to manage the sale and distribution of marijuana in the province, CBC News has learned. The plans include restricting marijuana sales to those 19 and older, a year above the minimum age recommended by the federal government's cannabis task force report in December. The 30 to 60 stores selling marijuana to the public will not be housed inside existing LCBO stores as Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne had previously suggested. Illegal pot shops in Ontario would be shut down over the next 12 months. In April, legislation was introduced in the House of Commons to legalize and regulate the sale and distribution of marijuana on or before July 1, 2018. Many of the decisions about how the drug will be sold and taxed are being left to the provinces. At a premiers meeting in Edmonton in July, the premiers announced they would ask the federal government to postpone legalization if issues related to road safety, taxation, training for distributors and public education are not addressed. The premiers said they would report back on progress by Nov. 1 and would seek such an extension if the federal timetable was deemed "unrealistic." "The starting point is, have we met the public safety concerns, are we sure we have the provisions in place to protect youth, do we understand what the highway traffic implications are?" Wynne said at the time. "It's those issues that we have to resolve because we have to keep people safe." Shortly after the premiers' announcement, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government intends to stick to the July 2018 deadline.
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BILL C-45
An Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts
Status of Bill
The Ontario government will announce Friday that it will create a cannabis control board and open up to 60 storefronts to manage the sale and distribution of marijuana in the province, CBC News has learned. The plans include restricting marijuana sales to those 19 and older, a year above the minimum age recommended by the federal government's cannabis task force report in December. The 30 to 60 stores selling marijuana to the public will not be housed inside existing LCBO stores as Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne had previously suggested. Illegal pot shops in Ontario would be shut down over the next 12 months. In April, legislation was introduced in the House of Commons to legalize and regulate the sale and distribution of marijuana on or before July 1, 2018. Many of the decisions about how the drug will be sold and taxed are being left to the provinces. At a premiers meeting in Edmonton in July, the premiers announced they would ask the federal government to postpone legalization if issues related to road safety, taxation, training for distributors and public education are not addressed. The premiers said they would report back on progress by Nov. 1 and would seek such an extension if the federal timetable was deemed "unrealistic." "The starting point is, have we met the public safety concerns, are we sure we have the provisions in place to protect youth, do we understand what the highway traffic implications are?" Wynne said at the time. "It's those issues that we have to resolve because we have to keep people safe." Shortly after the premiers' announcement, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government intends to stick to the July 2018 deadline.
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BILL C-45
An Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts
Status of Bill
Thursday, August 24, 2017
. 1/2 billion of GST on Carbon Tax from B.C. Shipped off to Ottawa
From the tables below you can see that the GST on Carbon Tax in the 2017 fiscal year was $61.0 million on Carbon Tax Revenue of $1,220 million. (I billion, 220 million)
From July 1, 2008 when Carbon Tax was introduced the total Carbon Tax Revenue to end of 2017 Fiscal was $9,714,000,000 (9.714 Billion) and the GST extracted (Tax on a Tax) was $485,750,000. (almost $486 million)
By the end of this fiscal year 2017 the GST shipped off to Ottawa has approached $1/2 billion.
https://www.fraserinstitute.org/sites/default/files/examining-the-revenue-neutrality-of-bcs-carbon-tax.pdf
From July 1, 2008 when Carbon Tax was introduced the total Carbon Tax Revenue to end of 2017 Fiscal was $9,714,000,000 (9.714 Billion) and the GST extracted (Tax on a Tax) was $485,750,000. (almost $486 million)
By the end of this fiscal year 2017 the GST shipped off to Ottawa has approached $1/2 billion.
https://www.fraserinstitute.org/sites/default/files/examining-the-revenue-neutrality-of-bcs-carbon-tax.pdf
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| Updated to actual to end of 2017 fiscal (March 30th P.112 |
Tuesday, August 08, 2017
RCMP plan to launch study on operational stress, PTSD in Mounties
By Stephanie Taylor, CBC News Posted: Aug 08, 2017 5:00 AM CT
Nearly half of new long-term disability claims in 2016 cited mental health issues
Canada's national police force is looking to launch a study into the mental and physiological markers for depression, addictions and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in its officers.Details of the study are outlined in a request for proposal listed on the federal government's buy and sell website, which shows the RCMP is looking to hire a multidisciplinary team of experts, including psychologists, clinicians and psychiatrists, to conduct the research.
"These specialists will collaborate with the RCMP starting at the cadet level, and then conduct a longitudinal experimental study that will follow those cadets over the next 10 years," Cpl. Annie Delisle, a spokesperson for the RCMP, wrote in an email response to CBC News. (more)
Nearly half of new long-term disability claims in 2016 cited mental health issues
Canada's national police force is looking to launch a study into the mental and physiological markers for depression, addictions and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in its officers.Details of the study are outlined in a request for proposal listed on the federal government's buy and sell website, which shows the RCMP is looking to hire a multidisciplinary team of experts, including psychologists, clinicians and psychiatrists, to conduct the research.
"These specialists will collaborate with the RCMP starting at the cadet level, and then conduct a longitudinal experimental study that will follow those cadets over the next 10 years," Cpl. Annie Delisle, a spokesperson for the RCMP, wrote in an email response to CBC News. (more)
Saturday, July 29, 2017
Local M.P's Expenditures report (And Party Leaders)
All MEMBERS' EXPENDITURES REPORT
APRIL 1, 2016 TO MARCH 31, 2017
APRIL 1, 2016 TO MARCH 31, 2017
| Albas, Dan | Active | Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola $427,508.27 |
| Arnold, Mel | Active | North Okanagan—Shuswap $469,580.87 |
| Trudeau, Right Hon. Justin | Active | Papineau $308,521.46 |
| Mulcair, Hon. Thomas | Active | Outremont $407,746.78 |
| Scheer, Andrew | Active | Regina—Qu'Appelle $499,843.38 |
| May, Elizabeth | Active | Saanich—Gulf Islands $465,223.09 |
Friday, July 21, 2017
Tax on a tax remains
By Kate Bouey - CASTANET Jul 21, 2017 / 5:00 am
A local politician's effort to end a federal tax on B.C.'s carbon tax has come to naught. Vernon city councillor Bob Spiers launched a parliamentary e-petition, garnering 1,596 signatures from across the country between January and May, in a bid to get the matter before the House of Commons. And get there it did.
In May, North Okanagan-Shuswap MP Mel Arnold presented the e-petition to the Commons, forcing the government to respond. “Pricing carbon pollution is a central component of the pan-Canadian framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change that was announced by Canada’s first ministers in December 2016,” said a statement issued by Liberal MP Ginette Petitpas Taylor on behalf of the finance minister this week. “The pan-Canadian approach to pricing carbon pollution will expand the application of carbon pricing, already in place in Canada’s four largest provinces, to the rest of Canada by 2018.”
In other words, once the other provinces impose the carbon tax on sales of gasoline and home heating fuel, that will be taxed by Ottawa, too. In B.C. and Alberta alone, the federal government stands to raise as much as $280 million in GST revenue off provincial carbon taxes in the next two years, despite claims carbon taxes would be revenue neutral for Ottawa, according to a report. “The previous government didn't address it, and now all the provinces could be saddled with this carbon tax and the GST,” said Spiers.
Spiers said his last hope is in a private member's bill, which is expected to get second g when the Commons returns after the summer break, although he is doubtful that will pass.
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Feds Won’t Drop GST On Carbon Tax
Vernon, BC, Canada / 1075 KISS FM Pete McIntyre July 21, 2017 06:52 am
The federal government has rejected Vernon city councillor Bob Spiers’ attempt to drop the GST from the carbon tax.
His online petition received one thousand 596 signatures. The government says on its website that pricing carbon pollution is a central component of the pan-Canadian framework on Clean growth and Climate Change. It goes on to suggest that other provinces will also see the GST applied once they implement a carbon tax.“Very disappointed but it wasn’t unexpected. They’ve been doing it for eight years.” Spiers says he hoped the government would see the reasoning behind it, especially since the Prime Minister has said all the revenue from the carbon tax would remain in the province in which it’s collected. “Again, fighting this one since 2008 I guess. But that is the response and that ends that portion of the thing.” Spiers notes a private member’s on the same proposal goes up for 2nd reading in the Commons in the fall.He doesn’t expect that to go anywhere.
Spiers says he might start a campaign to dump the carbon tax on home heating fuel.“If it was removed from there, therefore the GST would also be removed on the federal level because there wouldn’t be any carbon tax on your bill when it came in from Fortis.” He admits that’s probably a pipe dream. Spiers says he thinks what’s really stupid is there’s a carbon tax on cremation. ” Talk about death and taxes.” North Okanagan-Shuswap MP Mel Arnold tabled the petition in the House of Commons on behalf of Spiers.
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https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-713
http://www.ourcommons.ca/Content/ePetitions/Responses/421/e-713/421-01332_FIN_E.pdf
http://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/42-1/bill/C-342/first-reading
A local politician's effort to end a federal tax on B.C.'s carbon tax has come to naught. Vernon city councillor Bob Spiers launched a parliamentary e-petition, garnering 1,596 signatures from across the country between January and May, in a bid to get the matter before the House of Commons. And get there it did.
In other words, once the other provinces impose the carbon tax on sales of gasoline and home heating fuel, that will be taxed by Ottawa, too. In B.C. and Alberta alone, the federal government stands to raise as much as $280 million in GST revenue off provincial carbon taxes in the next two years, despite claims carbon taxes would be revenue neutral for Ottawa, according to a report. “The previous government didn't address it, and now all the provinces could be saddled with this carbon tax and the GST,” said Spiers.
Spiers said his last hope is in a private member's bill, which is expected to get second g when the Commons returns after the summer break, although he is doubtful that will pass.
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Feds Won’t Drop GST On Carbon Tax
Vernon, BC, Canada / 1075 KISS FM Pete McIntyre July 21, 2017 06:52 am
The federal government has rejected Vernon city councillor Bob Spiers’ attempt to drop the GST from the carbon tax.
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| "Whatever model a province chooses, Trudeau said, it will be revenue neutral for the federal government, with any revenues generated under the system staying in the province or territory where they are generated." |
His online petition received one thousand 596 signatures. The government says on its website that pricing carbon pollution is a central component of the pan-Canadian framework on Clean growth and Climate Change. It goes on to suggest that other provinces will also see the GST applied once they implement a carbon tax.“Very disappointed but it wasn’t unexpected. They’ve been doing it for eight years.” Spiers says he hoped the government would see the reasoning behind it, especially since the Prime Minister has said all the revenue from the carbon tax would remain in the province in which it’s collected. “Again, fighting this one since 2008 I guess. But that is the response and that ends that portion of the thing.” Spiers notes a private member’s on the same proposal goes up for 2nd reading in the Commons in the fall.He doesn’t expect that to go anywhere.Spiers says he might start a campaign to dump the carbon tax on home heating fuel.“If it was removed from there, therefore the GST would also be removed on the federal level because there wouldn’t be any carbon tax on your bill when it came in from Fortis.” He admits that’s probably a pipe dream. Spiers says he thinks what’s really stupid is there’s a carbon tax on cremation. ” Talk about death and taxes.” North Okanagan-Shuswap MP Mel Arnold tabled the petition in the House of Commons on behalf of Spiers.
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https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-713
http://www.ourcommons.ca/Content/ePetitions/Responses/421/e-713/421-01332_FIN_E.pdf
http://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/42-1/bill/C-342/first-reading
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Gst will continue on carbon Tax !!! . 1/2 billion on GST on carbon tax in B.C. since 2008
https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-713
PETITION TO THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA
Whereas:
The Government of British Columbia instituted a carbon tax in 2008 and the federal government GST (currently at 5%) is still being charged on this carbon tax.
We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to eliminate the GST being charged on this or any other future carbon tax enacted by the provinces or territories.
GOVERNMENT'S Tabled Response:
http://www.ourcommons.ca/Content/ePetitions/Responses/421/e-713/421-01332_FIN_E.pdf
PETITION NO.: 421-01332 BY: MR. ARNOLD (NORTH OKANAGAN-SHUSWAP)DATE: MAY 15, 2017
PRINT NAME OF SIGNATORY: THE HONOURABLE GINETTE PETITPAS TAYLOR
Response by the Minister of Finance SIGNATURE
Minister or Parliamentary Secretary
SUBJECT
Tax system
ORIGINAL TEXT
REPLY
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a broad-based tax on consumption in Canada. Applying the GST to a broad base of goods and services keeps the tax more efficient, simpler and lower.
The GST is calculated on the final amount charged for a good or service. The general rule that was adopted at the inception of the GST is that this final amount includes other taxes, levies and charges that apply to the good or service and that may be embedded in the final price. This final amount includes customs duties, federal and provincial fuel and tobacco product taxes, as well as carbon taxes and other environmental levies. This final amount does not include general provincial sales taxes. This longstanding approach to calculating the GST helps to maintain the broad-based nature of the tax and ensures that the tax is applied evenly across goods and services consumed in Canada. It also simplifies the vendor’s calculation of the amount of tax payable, since the vendor is not required to back out other taxes, levies and charges at the point of sale in order to determine the amount of GST payable. This approach is likewise easy for consumers to understand and for the Canada Revenue Agency to administer.
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Pricing carbon pollution is a central component of the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change that was announced by Canada’s First Ministers in December 2016. The pan-Canadian approach to pricing carbon pollution will expand the application of carbon pricing, already in place in Canada’s four largest provinces, to the rest of Canada by 2018. Recognizing that each province and territory has unique circumstances, the pan-Canadian approach allows provinces and territories flexibility to choose between a direct price on carbon pollution and a cap-and-trade
system. As part of the Pan-Canadian Framework, the Government of Canada will introduce a backstop carbon
pollution pricing system that will apply in provinces and territories that do not have a carbon pricing system in place that meets the federal carbon pricing benchmark by 2018. The details of the proposed federal carbon pricing backstop are outlined in a technical paper which can be accessed at https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/climatechange/technical-paper-federal-carbonpricing-backstop.html.
Comments on the technical paper are welcome up to June 30, 2017. As committed in the October 3, 2016 document Pan-Canadian Approach to Pricing Carbon Pollution, the federal system will
return direct revenues from the carbon price to the jurisdiction of origin.
PETITION TO THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA
Whereas:
The Government of British Columbia instituted a carbon tax in 2008 and the federal government GST (currently at 5%) is still being charged on this carbon tax.
We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to eliminate the GST being charged on this or any other future carbon tax enacted by the provinces or territories.
GOVERNMENT'S Tabled Response:
http://www.ourcommons.ca/Content/ePetitions/Responses/421/e-713/421-01332_FIN_E.pdf
PETITION NO.: 421-01332 BY: MR. ARNOLD (NORTH OKANAGAN-SHUSWAP)DATE: MAY 15, 2017
PRINT NAME OF SIGNATORY: THE HONOURABLE GINETTE PETITPAS TAYLOR
Response by the Minister of Finance SIGNATURE
Minister or Parliamentary Secretary
SUBJECT
Tax system
ORIGINAL TEXT
REPLY
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a broad-based tax on consumption in Canada. Applying the GST to a broad base of goods and services keeps the tax more efficient, simpler and lower.
The GST is calculated on the final amount charged for a good or service. The general rule that was adopted at the inception of the GST is that this final amount includes other taxes, levies and charges that apply to the good or service and that may be embedded in the final price. This final amount includes customs duties, federal and provincial fuel and tobacco product taxes, as well as carbon taxes and other environmental levies. This final amount does not include general provincial sales taxes. This longstanding approach to calculating the GST helps to maintain the broad-based nature of the tax and ensures that the tax is applied evenly across goods and services consumed in Canada. It also simplifies the vendor’s calculation of the amount of tax payable, since the vendor is not required to back out other taxes, levies and charges at the point of sale in order to determine the amount of GST payable. This approach is likewise easy for consumers to understand and for the Canada Revenue Agency to administer.
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Pricing carbon pollution is a central component of the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change that was announced by Canada’s First Ministers in December 2016. The pan-Canadian approach to pricing carbon pollution will expand the application of carbon pricing, already in place in Canada’s four largest provinces, to the rest of Canada by 2018. Recognizing that each province and territory has unique circumstances, the pan-Canadian approach allows provinces and territories flexibility to choose between a direct price on carbon pollution and a cap-and-trade
system. As part of the Pan-Canadian Framework, the Government of Canada will introduce a backstop carbon
pollution pricing system that will apply in provinces and territories that do not have a carbon pricing system in place that meets the federal carbon pricing benchmark by 2018. The details of the proposed federal carbon pricing backstop are outlined in a technical paper which can be accessed at https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/climatechange/technical-paper-federal-carbonpricing-backstop.html.
Comments on the technical paper are welcome up to June 30, 2017. As committed in the October 3, 2016 document Pan-Canadian Approach to Pricing Carbon Pollution, the federal system will
return direct revenues from the carbon price to the jurisdiction of origin.
Friday, June 09, 2017
Debate in House of Commons on BILL C342 - No more GST on Carbon Tax
At this link you can see the Debate on Bill C342 on June 8 in the House of Commons. Fast forward to 17:31 on link to get full debate on Bill C342
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At about 18:00 is the start of the Governments Response (effectively saying the Government will not supporr this bill being sent to Committee)
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At about 18:00 is the start of the Governments Response (effectively saying the Government will not supporr this bill being sent to Committee)
Mr. Marc Miller (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, Lib.): (18:00)
The bill before us today proposes a tax treatment that is inefficient and fails to support our environmental objectives and priorities. We are proposing to move forward in a clear and cohesive way in co-operation with provinces and municipalities while making sure the middle class and those trying hard to join it are properly protected through a fair and equitable tax system.
For these reasons, the government opposes this legislation.
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Question in Parliament re GST on Carbon Tax
Question No. 982 Questions on the Order Paper Routine Proceedings May 29th, 2017 / 3:20 p.m.
Conservative Mark Warawa Langley—Aldergrove, BC
With regard to the statement by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change in the House of Commons on April 10, 2017, that “Every dollar that comes from putting a price on carbon pollution to the federal government goes directly back to the provinces”: (a) does the government consider this statement to be accurate; (b) if the answer in (a) is affirmative, then how is the government disposing of the extra Goods and Services Tax collected as a result of collecting GST on the price of carbon; (c) when did the program to send the extra revenue collected from the GST back to the provinces begin; and (d) how much has been paid out to the provinces, broken down by province, as a result of such a program?
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ANSWER (??)
Question No. 982 Questions on the Order Paper Routine Proceedings 3:20 p.m.
Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe New Brunswick Liberal Ginette Petitpas Taylor Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance
Mr. Speaker, pricing carbon pollution is a central component of the pan-Canadian framework on clean growth and climate change that was announced by Canada’s first ministers in December 2016. The pan-Canadian approach to pricing carbon pollution will expand the application of carbon pricing, which is already in place in Canada’s four largest provinces, to the rest of Canada by 2018. Recognizing that each province and territory has unique circumstances, the pan-Canadian approach allows provinces and territories flexibility to choose between a direct price on carbon pollution and a cap and trade system. As part of the pan Canadian framework, the Government of Canada will introduce a backstop carbon pollution pricing system that will apply in provinces and territories that do not have a carbon pricing system in place that meets the federal carbon pricing benchmark by 2018.
The pan-Canadian framework includes the commitment that revenues from pricing carbon pollution will remain with the province or territory of origin, each of which will decide how best to use the revenue. These revenues do not include those in respect of the GST charged on products or services that may have embedded carbon pricing costs in them. Revenues generated by the federal backstop will be returned to the jurisdiction in which the backstop revenues originated.
The Government is making investments to address climate change and support a healthy environment, through the Pan-Canadian Framework and other measures. Budget 2016 provided almost $2.9 billion over five years to address climate change and air pollution. This included $2 billion to establish the Low Carbon Economy Fund to support provincial and territorial actions that materially reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Budget 2017 proposes a number of new and renewed actions to reduce emissions, help Canada adapt and build resilience to climate change and support clean technologies. To further advance Canada’s efforts to build a clean economy, Budget 2017 lays out the Government’s plan to invest $21.9 billion in green infrastructure. This includes programs and projects that will meet the goals outlined in the Pan-Canadian Framework.
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Don Quixote Note: From this evasive answer to the question of whether Carbon Tax would be exempt from GST (Tax on a TAX) I can only predict that it for-shadows a negative response to the E-713 Petition that must be responded to by the Government within 45 days of Mat 4, The Private Members Bill C-342 that will be debated on June 8 that would stop this Tax on a Tax also appears to be rejected by the Liberal Majority.
Conservative Mark Warawa Langley—Aldergrove, BC
With regard to the statement by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change in the House of Commons on April 10, 2017, that “Every dollar that comes from putting a price on carbon pollution to the federal government goes directly back to the provinces”: (a) does the government consider this statement to be accurate; (b) if the answer in (a) is affirmative, then how is the government disposing of the extra Goods and Services Tax collected as a result of collecting GST on the price of carbon; (c) when did the program to send the extra revenue collected from the GST back to the provinces begin; and (d) how much has been paid out to the provinces, broken down by province, as a result of such a program?
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ANSWER (??)
Question No. 982 Questions on the Order Paper Routine Proceedings 3:20 p.m.
Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe New Brunswick Liberal Ginette Petitpas Taylor Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance
Mr. Speaker, pricing carbon pollution is a central component of the pan-Canadian framework on clean growth and climate change that was announced by Canada’s first ministers in December 2016. The pan-Canadian approach to pricing carbon pollution will expand the application of carbon pricing, which is already in place in Canada’s four largest provinces, to the rest of Canada by 2018. Recognizing that each province and territory has unique circumstances, the pan-Canadian approach allows provinces and territories flexibility to choose between a direct price on carbon pollution and a cap and trade system. As part of the pan Canadian framework, the Government of Canada will introduce a backstop carbon pollution pricing system that will apply in provinces and territories that do not have a carbon pricing system in place that meets the federal carbon pricing benchmark by 2018.
The pan-Canadian framework includes the commitment that revenues from pricing carbon pollution will remain with the province or territory of origin, each of which will decide how best to use the revenue. These revenues do not include those in respect of the GST charged on products or services that may have embedded carbon pricing costs in them. Revenues generated by the federal backstop will be returned to the jurisdiction in which the backstop revenues originated.
The Government is making investments to address climate change and support a healthy environment, through the Pan-Canadian Framework and other measures. Budget 2016 provided almost $2.9 billion over five years to address climate change and air pollution. This included $2 billion to establish the Low Carbon Economy Fund to support provincial and territorial actions that materially reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Budget 2017 proposes a number of new and renewed actions to reduce emissions, help Canada adapt and build resilience to climate change and support clean technologies. To further advance Canada’s efforts to build a clean economy, Budget 2017 lays out the Government’s plan to invest $21.9 billion in green infrastructure. This includes programs and projects that will meet the goals outlined in the Pan-Canadian Framework.
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Don Quixote Note: From this evasive answer to the question of whether Carbon Tax would be exempt from GST (Tax on a TAX) I can only predict that it for-shadows a negative response to the E-713 Petition that must be responded to by the Government within 45 days of Mat 4, The Private Members Bill C-342 that will be debated on June 8 that would stop this Tax on a Tax also appears to be rejected by the Liberal Majority.
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
GST Revenue from Carbon Tax in B.C.
Mel Arnold Introduces GST Carbon Tax Petition
Vernon, BC, Canada / 1075 KISS FM Tom Mark May 16, 2017 10:39 am
North Okanagan-Shuswap MP Mel Arnold has introduced a petition in the House of Commons calling for an end to the GST being applied to carbon taxes. The petition was started by Vernon City Councillor Bob Spiers. Arnold agrees with Spiers it’s a tax on a tax and isn’t fair to families. ” So far it’s been almost half a billion dollars from BC that has gone to Ottawa into general revenue. We don’t necessarily see it coming back to the provinces.” The government has 45 days to respond to the petition. Langley MP Mark Warawa has also introduced a bill calling for the tax-on-tax to end. Arnold says the government has to act ” Either the Prime Minister is going to have to change what he stated about the tax revenues from carbon taxes being revenue neutral in the provinces or they will have to make a change on the GST being charged.” Arnold says “Taxing a tax is not the solution nor is it fair to Canadians and I will continue to work with citizens and colleagues to oppose and end this scheme.”
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Don Quixote Note:
From the tables below you can see that the GST on Carbon Tax in the 2016 fiscal year was $61.7 million on Carbon Tax Revenue of $1,234 million. (I billion, 234 million)
From July 1, 2008 when Carbon Tax was introduced the total Carbon Tax Revenue to end of 2016 Fiscal was $8,538,000,000 (8.538 Billion) and the GST extracted (Tax on a Tax) was $426,900,000. (almost $429 million)
By the end of this fiscal year 2017 the GST shipped off to Ottawa will approach $1/2 billion.
Vernon, BC, Canada / 1075 KISS FM Tom Mark May 16, 2017 10:39 am
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Don Quixote Note:
From the tables below you can see that the GST on Carbon Tax in the 2016 fiscal year was $61.7 million on Carbon Tax Revenue of $1,234 million. (I billion, 234 million)
From July 1, 2008 when Carbon Tax was introduced the total Carbon Tax Revenue to end of 2016 Fiscal was $8,538,000,000 (8.538 Billion) and the GST extracted (Tax on a Tax) was $426,900,000. (almost $429 million)
By the end of this fiscal year 2017 the GST shipped off to Ottawa will approach $1/2 billion.
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Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Thursday, May 04, 2017
Tax on Tax Signature Update: (GST being charged on Carbon Tax)
Please Consider supporting this petition at.
https://petitions.parl.gc.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-713
e-713 (Tax system) 42nd Parliament
Petition to the Government of Canada
Whereas:
The Government of British Columbia instituted a carbon tax in 2008 and the federal government GST (currently at 5%) is still being charged on this carbon tax.
We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to eliminate the GST being charged on this or any other future carbon tax enacted by the provinces or territories.
Initiated by bob spiers from Vernon, British Columbia, on January 4, 2017, at 1:32 p.m. (EDT)
Sponsor Mel Arnold North Okanagan—Shuswap Conservative British Columbia
Open for signature : January 4, 2017, at 1:32 p.m. (EDT)
Closed for signature : May 4, 2017, at 1:32 p.m. (EDT)
Signatures (1596)
Province / Territory Signatures
Alberta 87
British Columbia 1411
Manitoba 14
New Brunswick 7
Newfoundland & Labrador 4
Nova Scotia 3
Nunavut 1
Ontario 50
Prince Edward Island 1
Quebec 6
Saskatchewan 10
Other Countries 2 (citizens of Canada)
https://petitions.parl.gc.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-713
e-713 (Tax system) 42nd Parliament
Petition to the Government of Canada
Whereas:
The Government of British Columbia instituted a carbon tax in 2008 and the federal government GST (currently at 5%) is still being charged on this carbon tax.
We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to eliminate the GST being charged on this or any other future carbon tax enacted by the provinces or territories.
Initiated by bob spiers from Vernon, British Columbia, on January 4, 2017, at 1:32 p.m. (EDT)
Sponsor Mel Arnold North Okanagan—Shuswap Conservative British Columbia
Open for signature : January 4, 2017, at 1:32 p.m. (EDT)
Closed for signature : May 4, 2017, at 1:32 p.m. (EDT)
British Columbia 1411
Manitoba 14
New Brunswick 7
Newfoundland & Labrador 4
Nova Scotia 3
Nunavut 1
Ontario 50
Prince Edward Island 1
Quebec 6
Saskatchewan 10
Other Countries 2 (citizens of Canada)
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Tax on tax kills neutrality
The Canadian Press - Apr 18, 2017 / 3:48 pm
The federal government stands to raise as much as $280 million in revenue off provincial carbon taxes in Alberta and B.C. in the next two years despite claims carbon taxes would be revenue neutral for Ottawa. Both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Environment Minister Catherine McKenna have long insisted Ottawa would collect no revenue from the carbon price the federal government is requiring the provinces and territories impose by 2018. However, a new report from the Library of Parliament shows federal coffers stand to benefit financially when the five per cent GST is applied on top of carbon taxes built into the prices of goods and services such as gasoline or utilities. In April 2016, the Canada Revenue Agency said provincial carbon taxes would be subject to GST. Warawa asked the library to find out how much Ottawa stood to gain as he prepared a private members' bill to reverse the CRA's decision. Last week, the answer came back: as much as $130 million this year and $150 million next year in Alberta and B.C., the two provinces where carbon taxes are already in place. Those numbers represent five per cent each of the annual cost of the carbon taxes in those provinces: $1.3 billion in B.C. per year, and in Alberta, $1.3 billion in 2017-18 and $1.7 billion in 2018-19, an average of $1.5 billion. "That's where the federal government suddenly gets rich off Canadians," said B.C. Conservative MP Mark Warawa, who requested the report.
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GST on carbon taxes in Alberta, B.C. worth millions in federal revenue
A new report from shows federal coffers stand to benefit financially when the five per cent GST is applied on top of carbon taxes Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press April 18, 2017. OTTAWA – The federal government stands to raise as much as $280 million in revenue off provincial carbon taxes in Alberta and B.C. in the next two years despite claims carbon taxes would be revenue neutral for Ottawa.Both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Environment Minister Catherine McKenna have long insisted Ottawa would collect no revenue from the carbon price the federal government is requiring the provinces and territories impose by 2018.However, a new report from the Library of Parliament shows federal coffers stand to benefit financially when the five per cent GST is applied on top of carbon taxes built into the prices of goods and services such as gasoline or utilities.In April 2016, the Canada Revenue Agency said provincial carbon taxes would be subject to GST. Warawa asked the library to find out how much Ottawa stood to gain as he prepared a private members’ bill to reverse the CRA’s decision.Last week, the answer came back: as much as $130 million this year and $150 million next year in Alberta and B.C., the two provinces where carbon taxes are already in place.Those numbers represent five per cent each of the annual cost of the carbon taxes in those provinces: $1.3 billion in B.C. per year, and in Alberta, $1.3 billion in 2017-18 and $1.7 billion in 2018-19, an average of $1.5 billion. “That’s where the federal government suddenly gets rich off Canadians,” said B.C. Conservative MP Mark Warawa, who requested the report. A spokesman for Finance Minister Bill Morneau called the Library of Parliament and subsequent Conservative criticism “fun with numbers.” “As we all know, the GST/HST is a broad-based tax on consumption in Canada, and it’s calculated on the final amount charged for a good or service,” said Daniel Lauzon. “That’s always been the case.” Lauzon said revenues raised directly by the carbon tax would remain in the province where they are raised. In Alberta and B.C., GST is applied on top of the carbon tax on direct consumer fossil-fuel purchases, such as gasoline, as well as on products where a business has added some or all of the cost of the carbon tax to the cost of their good or service. How much GST is raised by taxing the carbon tax really depends on what businesses choose to pass on to consumers, the report notes. A natural gas bill for a customer from FortisBC, for example, shows that on a gas bill of $59.14, the carbon tax was $10.28. The five per cent GST, which comes to $3.47, is charged on the total, including the carbon tax. The GST revenues from carbon taxes could rise significantly once every province has implemented the carbon tax or cap and trade plan by next year. A minimum price of $10 per tonne of carbon is required in 2018, rising to $50 per tonne by 2022. “The federal government will be reaping in billions of dollars by putting in a price on carbon,” Warawa said. “So when the prime minister and the minister have said publicly and in the House that it will be revenue neutral for the federal government, that is not true.” Ontario and Quebec both have a cap-and-trade system, which would also see some GST revenues raised when applied on higher costs of gasoline and other goods and services as a result of the cap and trade costs. No other provinces or territories have yet unveiled their plans for meeting Trudeau’s requirement. All but Manitoba signed an agreement in December committing them to introducing a carbon price.
The federal government stands to raise as much as $280 million in revenue off provincial carbon taxes in Alberta and B.C. in the next two years despite claims carbon taxes would be revenue neutral for Ottawa. Both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Environment Minister Catherine McKenna have long insisted Ottawa would collect no revenue from the carbon price the federal government is requiring the provinces and territories impose by 2018. However, a new report from the Library of Parliament shows federal coffers stand to benefit financially when the five per cent GST is applied on top of carbon taxes built into the prices of goods and services such as gasoline or utilities. In April 2016, the Canada Revenue Agency said provincial carbon taxes would be subject to GST. Warawa asked the library to find out how much Ottawa stood to gain as he prepared a private members' bill to reverse the CRA's decision. Last week, the answer came back: as much as $130 million this year and $150 million next year in Alberta and B.C., the two provinces where carbon taxes are already in place. Those numbers represent five per cent each of the annual cost of the carbon taxes in those provinces: $1.3 billion in B.C. per year, and in Alberta, $1.3 billion in 2017-18 and $1.7 billion in 2018-19, an average of $1.5 billion. "That's where the federal government suddenly gets rich off Canadians," said B.C. Conservative MP Mark Warawa, who requested the report.
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GST on carbon taxes in Alberta, B.C. worth millions in federal revenue
A new report from shows federal coffers stand to benefit financially when the five per cent GST is applied on top of carbon taxes Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press April 18, 2017. OTTAWA – The federal government stands to raise as much as $280 million in revenue off provincial carbon taxes in Alberta and B.C. in the next two years despite claims carbon taxes would be revenue neutral for Ottawa.Both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Environment Minister Catherine McKenna have long insisted Ottawa would collect no revenue from the carbon price the federal government is requiring the provinces and territories impose by 2018.However, a new report from the Library of Parliament shows federal coffers stand to benefit financially when the five per cent GST is applied on top of carbon taxes built into the prices of goods and services such as gasoline or utilities.In April 2016, the Canada Revenue Agency said provincial carbon taxes would be subject to GST. Warawa asked the library to find out how much Ottawa stood to gain as he prepared a private members’ bill to reverse the CRA’s decision.Last week, the answer came back: as much as $130 million this year and $150 million next year in Alberta and B.C., the two provinces where carbon taxes are already in place.Those numbers represent five per cent each of the annual cost of the carbon taxes in those provinces: $1.3 billion in B.C. per year, and in Alberta, $1.3 billion in 2017-18 and $1.7 billion in 2018-19, an average of $1.5 billion. “That’s where the federal government suddenly gets rich off Canadians,” said B.C. Conservative MP Mark Warawa, who requested the report. A spokesman for Finance Minister Bill Morneau called the Library of Parliament and subsequent Conservative criticism “fun with numbers.” “As we all know, the GST/HST is a broad-based tax on consumption in Canada, and it’s calculated on the final amount charged for a good or service,” said Daniel Lauzon. “That’s always been the case.” Lauzon said revenues raised directly by the carbon tax would remain in the province where they are raised. In Alberta and B.C., GST is applied on top of the carbon tax on direct consumer fossil-fuel purchases, such as gasoline, as well as on products where a business has added some or all of the cost of the carbon tax to the cost of their good or service. How much GST is raised by taxing the carbon tax really depends on what businesses choose to pass on to consumers, the report notes. A natural gas bill for a customer from FortisBC, for example, shows that on a gas bill of $59.14, the carbon tax was $10.28. The five per cent GST, which comes to $3.47, is charged on the total, including the carbon tax. The GST revenues from carbon taxes could rise significantly once every province has implemented the carbon tax or cap and trade plan by next year. A minimum price of $10 per tonne of carbon is required in 2018, rising to $50 per tonne by 2022. “The federal government will be reaping in billions of dollars by putting in a price on carbon,” Warawa said. “So when the prime minister and the minister have said publicly and in the House that it will be revenue neutral for the federal government, that is not true.” Ontario and Quebec both have a cap-and-trade system, which would also see some GST revenues raised when applied on higher costs of gasoline and other goods and services as a result of the cap and trade costs. No other provinces or territories have yet unveiled their plans for meeting Trudeau’s requirement. All but Manitoba signed an agreement in December committing them to introducing a carbon price.
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