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Low oil prices prompt surge in calls for new carbon taxes and Ontario is set to lead the way

Get ready for the great carbon tax grab. Just as consumers start getting used to the idea of lower gasoline prices, putting billions of dollars in their pockets for spending on other things, politicians are conspiring to grab it back. Ontario Premier Kathleen, desperate for cash, is already on board. The next meeting of the premiers set for Jan. 30 will have Canadian carbon tax schemes on the agenda. The United States may be right behind.

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Exactly how big any carbon tax might be in any province is unclear. B.C. and Quebec already have one. Going forward, the premiers have a long list of economists and celebrity policy wonks eager to work on the calculations and provide support. There’s Preston “Don’t call it a tax” Manning, The Globe and Mail’s editorial board, assorted think tanks and the always reliable killer of good times, the David Suzuki Foundation.