(Canada)

Instead of the federal government giving back much of the Carbon
Tax in rebates, they should direct the money to improving public
transit nationally, including in rural areas.

For example, in recent years there has been a loss of Greyhound
in Western Canada, and that contributes to the ongoing crisis
of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls, since
many of them resort to hitchhiking.

On a local (Newfoundland) basis, several years ago there was
a loss of Fleetline bus, which used to operate on the coastal
Conception Bay Highway between St. John's and Conception
Bay North, and which was a valuable service fo students
travelling home for the weekend and for seniors and others
going into the city for medical appointments or shopping.

But of course there could also be an improvement in public
transit in urban (including small cities) and suburban areas.

And indeed, the planned transition to electric cars
is not practical; instead (or as well) there must be a
rapid evolution of private cars to public transit.

And I think the NDP would support the LIberals in such an
initiative, maybe even to the extent of forming a coalition
before the next election.

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“And the cart is on a wheel; And the wheel is on a hill;
And the hill is shifting sand; And inside these laws we stand" (Ferron)

On 2024-03-22 03:36, David Dalton wrote:
> (Canada)
>
> Instead of the federal government giving back much of the Carbon
> Tax in rebates, they should direct the money to improving public
> transit nationally, including in rural areas.
>
> For example, in recent years there has been a loss of Greyhound
> in Western Canada, and that contributes to the ongoing crisis
> of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls, since
> many of them resort to hitchhiking.
>
> On a local (Newfoundland) basis, several years ago there was
> a loss of Fleetline bus, which used to operate on the coastal
> Conception Bay Highway between St. John's and Conception
> Bay North, and which was a valuable service fo students
> travelling home for the weekend and for seniors and others
> going into the city for medical appointments or shopping.
>
> But of course there could also be an improvement in public
> transit in urban (including small cities) and suburban areas.
>
> And indeed, the planned transition to electric cars
> is not practical; instead (or as well) there must be a
> rapid evolution of private cars to public transit.
>
> And I think the NDP would support the LIberals in such an
> initiative, maybe even to the extent of forming a coalition
> before the next election.
>
It would be nice if they used the tax to improve Via Rail across the
country. But for the time being, since the economy isn't doing very well
right now, I think it would be better to remove it, especially
considering people who live in more rural areas rely on driving to get
to places, thus burning a lot of fossil fuels.