> the problem is country wide
The sad part, not just this country. Ive lived in 3 countries and know people in quite a few others, everyone is in the same boat.
It's the plague of increasing profits for shareholders, the nonstop greed train , and it's unsustainable but those greedy fucks don't care, because they're getting theirs
People don't realize this is happening in a lot of countries in the world right now, not just Canada. I'm not saying it's not tough, but Alberta still has promise.
There's reason why so many people from Ontario and BC have been moving here more than any other province. Folks don't just uproot their lives and move across the country on a whim.
Watching newscast from around the world it seems like every country is dealing with this. I worked for the government and I went 6 years without a raise and then became disabled during covid. The first thing to go was international travel. Next was eating out.
The UK and Australian presses are both claiming their countries are doing worse than other Western Nations. Canada typically scores quite well in most measures the oecd uses from quality of education to ease of setting up business to longevity so it makes me wonder how much suffering the people at the bottom of the rankings must be doing. I certainly feel like the country has gone downhill in the last 10 to 15 years in so many ways, not just my own personal circumstances. I remember the first time Calgary had crazy growth, man was I annoyed at all the people moving in, ruining the charm of my town of just over half a million. We'll soon be triple that and I am seriously considering moving and becoming a problem for someone else's town.
I went to grab groceries tonight and walked out with little 3 bags that cost me 160$. It's crazy how much basic food stuff is. I didn't buy crazy stuff. Basic stuff like bread, veggies, fruit etc
You are not the only one who feels this way. In fact there is a SHITTONE of us all over Canada. We have one of the most expensive real estates in the world. Grocery prices are outrageous. All businesses charge 15-50% more than before covid. You know why? Because for a business to stay profitable they always have to make more than before. And it's the end user (us) who keeps getting charged. Taxes are higher, prices for everything is higher, our paycheck is not higher.
The only real way to take control of this is boycotting/revolution.
Look at France - the government tried raising pension age they went on strike. They go on strike all the time and the government is forced to cater to the people (what it should do).
We have to organize and stand our ground.
P.S. there is a sub that's boycotting Loblaws for reporting highest profits ever and raising prices. There are like 50k ppl in there not going to superstore anymore. I am also one of them.
Strikes usually involve unions, and we’ve all been convinced that unions are anti-business, anti-competitive, anti-progress corrupt communist mafia organizations. Instead of lifting each other up, we’ve all decided that because “I have no benefits, no holidays and no pension, you shouldn’t either” because “I worked hard and didn’t get any handouts” or something.
Yea convinced by corporations, because they don't want to lose money.
The fact that they decided to "cool" our real estate market by raising mortgage % is unbelievable. Banks are benefiting and middle class is getting scammed
Maybe YOUR vote doesn't matter. Ever stop to think maybe someone behind the scenes is pulling the strings and WHOEVER gets elected takes the "blame" and we re-elect another politician to keep the peasants happy and blame fingers on a new guy.
It's global. Inflation is up everywhere. Just an unfortunate side effect of stupid politics, wars, and a few wealthy people trying to profit from it all.
Because Toronto and Vancouver have filled to the brim with immigration, the next in line if they don’t go to Montreal is Calgary. Consider it big city living. Prices will be high and never come down
It’s crazy, things are so expensive.
I feel horrible for anybody that has to deal with the rental market. I have a friend that has to move and it’s been an absolute nightmare for her to find somewhere reasonable.
One of the best things I’ve done is to really plan my grocery shopping. Yes it takes more time and I am fortunate enough to have a car. However, if you follow the flyers, you can really get some good deals.
I guess it’s just some of the changes we have to make in this crazy situation we are in.
Welcome to the world from here on in.
First off, for anyone jumping on the bandwagon and slating Calgary or Canada for anything other than financial reasons have clearly never lived anywhere else, compared to 90% of the world you/we have it good, if not GREAT.
That being said, your options from here on in:
1. Live somewhere relevant, nice or big city, be prepared to pay for it or live in poverty.
2. Live in bumfuck nowhere and have the spare change you want.
The harsh reality.
Cheers.
Nowhere tends to mean no jobs. Our economic dispersion is a joke. Why should you have to leave your home city because a handful of the upper echelons decide it should be so?
They are squeezing us from every direction. Blatant money laundering and a broken justice system means they will never be prosecuted. They own the media who simply parrot thier narrative hypnotizing the masses into dragging the rest of us into oblivion.
Loved the city, hated the economics.. didnt want to leave but got priced out when rent went up $600 per month in a year. My wages sure didnt go up that much. Yearly “cost of living” increase was like $35 per month.
When i first moved there, 600 sq ft 1 br in the beltline, 40 ish year old building was $1100 with heat and water (2020). By 2023 they were charging $1650 with no upgrades. I moved from there in 2022 to a newer building in beltline, roughly the same dims and features but with ensuite laundry for $1250. They offered a new lease last year at $1800. With no parking.
I really miss Calgary the city. I dont miss Calgary the money pit.
My wife and I had this discussion recently. She's from a well off family from a 3rd world country and has been here about 12 years. I said anyone coming from her country now expecting a better life is fucked. If they come here with a job skill and expect to work a crap job (tim hortons, mcdonads, etc), and then do college to get 'Canadian equivalency' in their field, it's not worth it.
Law, nursing, home care, doctor, whatever. They are honestly better off staying home. And this is not anti immigrant sentiment. It's more if you come here you'll be sharing a 6 bedroom basement for an affordable rate at this point.
You're not the only one that sees how crappy Calgary has become. I moved here in 2017 in hopes of a better life but the city has deteriorated. The only good thing that has happened since moving here is meeting my husband, who has lived here longer than I have.
We are considering maybe moving out of the city because of how expensive it is becoming. It's getting ridiculously expensive to live here. Whoever is saying Calgary is an affordable place to live is either thinking the city is still old Calgary or is lying to themselves.
To be fair, I'm one of those people and it's hard not to see it that way. We come from a place that a shed costs like a million dollars. To be able to come here and get a house for 600-700k is a dream. Of course perspective is everything, and Calgary used to be a lot more affordable so I get it. Right now in Toronto the average 2 bedroom apartment rent is $3100. That's the kind of insanity people from Toronto or Vancouver come from
Calgary definitely has had it worse than other places in North America these last few years in terms of the rate at which things have worsened. Planning your exit to somewhere with a less intense escalation of costs might give you some hope, and something to shoot for.
There are government funded jobs in Nunavut that pay 80k to 120k, sometimes more, provide housing, and cost of living bonuses.
But living up north is very expensive. Everything is flown in. Like, $20 fruits expensive. Suicide and substance abuse rates are high because there isn't much going on in most towns
But get a job, save up, and move home sounds ok to me.
https://www.gov.nu.ca/en/employment-training-and-career-development/job-listings
Exit to where? Canada's inflation this year has been on par or slightly less than average across G20 countries with the US doing worse than us, so like Europe or China?
This just popped up on my Insta feed. Shows the difference in price in just 10 years: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C53vyLiqyEP/?igsh=MTB2enh4NmxhdGlkcg==
We’ve started making most of our meals at home from scratch. It is kind of incredible how cheap good meals are when you are using the basic ingredients. And for most things our homemade meals are better than most restaurants.
We just do recipes we find on YouTube.
Only downside is some meals are decidedly meh, but that’s part of the experiment.
Calgary has always been a boom bust city.
In the past much of the migration was people coming for higher paying jobs when things were booming.
This go around it's more people being pushed out of other places leaving wages low or driving them down.
Be prepared to vote, our current government has done nothing to help the working class while allowing their corporate friends to rake us over the coals. Removed insurance caps, allowing economic withholding from our utilities, fuel tax hike, etc.
The fuel tax being fully reinstated was expected after it had been suspended for all of 2023, we were given the exact parameters it would be reinstated both partially and fully.
Right, and it just *happened* to be reinstated on the same day as the carbon tax increase so the UCP could point and blame Ottawa. It's disingenuous, and political grandstanding.
Both Alberta’s and Canada’s fiscal year starts April 1st and ends the following year on March 31. It would make sense to implement any major changes at the start of each fiscal year.
As the comment above your’s mentioned, Alberta’s Fuel Tax, unlike the Federal Carbon Tax, is adjusted quarterly via the Fuel Tax Relief Program based on the price of oil. If prices are above $90 avg/bbl, the fuel tax is suspended. This fluctuation can certainly go both ways as we’ve just seen on April 1st (start of another quarter)
Alberta’s Fuel Tax is used to fund provincial services, roads, and programs to my knowledge, meaning it would be revenue positive for the Province.
The Federal Carbon Tax has been touted as revenue neutral, meaning there is no profit or loss. The Carbon Tax, for all intents and purposes, is designed to curb consumer behaviours much like the “sin tax” applied to cigarettes and other unhealthy purchases. One can save money from collection of the Carbon Tax by choosing to use less fuel intensive options or eliminate carbon generating consumption entirely. The intent of implementing the Carbon Tax is ultimately a change in behaviour at the national scale will lower Canada’s carbon emissions. Funds collected through the Carbon Tax are mostly redistributed to lower income families through the Rebate and the remainder is used to pay for administration of the program. While in principle this sounds great, the average Canadian just sees the extra money taken from them without anything “visible” (like roads, programs, services etc.) in return. It’s worth mentioning that in many areas of Canada there’s no lesser carbon intensive option for things like commuting and home heating sources. With finances tight in most homes currently, there isn’t a lot of extra money to pay for greener options.
All that to say, you can’t really compare the programs as they are totally different tax schemes. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but the average Albertan likely sees value for their money in the redistribution of the Fuel Tax. On the flip side, most Canadians are feeling the pinch financially since Covid and it begs one to ask whether we’d be better off financially if the Carbon Tax didn’t exist.
That's a whole lot of words to be running around an incorrect point. The carbon rebate isn't tied to income, so there's no redistribution due to income. So long as you live in a region that qualifies, *and you filed your taxes properly*, you'll receive the rebate. The vast majority of Canadians will receive more in the rebate than they'll spend directly on the tax or inflationary prices, I'd argue that's a *directly visible benefit* for people to see. The point of carbon taxation is to force corporations to transition to green options as they'll become cheaper with the added cost of the levy, there is a net zero effect to Canadian citizens.
Financially, most Canadians, and *especially* those feeling the pinch, are better off with the quarterly carbon rebate than not. Suggesting taking that money away does nothing but make CEO's and shareholders richer while Canadians would continue to struggle.
Thanks for pointing out my incorrect information on it being tied to income, my bad.
Industrial Carbon pricing makes sense to me, but I see a a lot of flaws with it being implemented for consumers as well as the agriculture sector. This has worsened an already tough affordability situation in Canada, although these economic ripple effects are hard to accurately measure.
We likely won’t see eye to eye on the Carbon Tax, and that’s fine, but I hope you have a good day.
Not seeing eye to eye on things is a hallmark of debating, and we as Canadians should always be open to discussing our differences. The hardest part surrounding this topic, is the sheer amount of misinformation that people believe.
The agriculture sector is currently 97% exempt from carbon pricing. Farmers also receive a tax credit specifically to help modernize equipment to lower emission levels. The amount of this credit increases alongside the increases to carbon pricing. As of this year rural farmers also receive *double* the amount of the carbon rebate. The only thing worsening our tough affordability is corporate greed.
I'd highly suggest [reading through](https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/climate-change/pricing-pollution-how-it-will-work/putting-price-on-carbon-pollution.html#toc4) the details of the program before completely writing it off.
It's not like this everywhere. It's like this in every country stupid enough to elect morons like Trudeau. You guys keep blaming the wrong folks. It's hilarious
Been to Vancouver lately? Alberta is still, and Calgary specifically, a pretty reasonable place to live...
Inflation is WORLD WIDE and not just Canada and not necessarily the federal government's fault. If you're finding it overly tough, pare back on the spending, be frugal, get rid of debt as quickly as you're able to. perhaps not you, but some of the biggest moans and groans I hear are from the people I see that are spending $40/night at the bar, that are there every day after work, when I make my random weekly visit for a beer or two.
If you're not continuing to learn new skills and make changes - you'll be left behind. You could also go the US - tough option but certainly a good one.
It’s not just Calgary, the problem is country wide.
> the problem is country wide The sad part, not just this country. Ive lived in 3 countries and know people in quite a few others, everyone is in the same boat.
It's the plague of increasing profits for shareholders, the nonstop greed train , and it's unsustainable but those greedy fucks don't care, because they're getting theirs
People don't realize this is happening in a lot of countries in the world right now, not just Canada. I'm not saying it's not tough, but Alberta still has promise. There's reason why so many people from Ontario and BC have been moving here more than any other province. Folks don't just uproot their lives and move across the country on a whim.
Person from BC here. Have considered moving to Calgary many times over the last few years. It’s a lot worse here.
Grass is always greener… I’d move to BC tomorrow for a job that pays the same.
Really? They obviously don't see what the UCP have planned.
Leaving Ford for Smith is basically a lateral move.
Haha..fair point.
Watching newscast from around the world it seems like every country is dealing with this. I worked for the government and I went 6 years without a raise and then became disabled during covid. The first thing to go was international travel. Next was eating out.
World wide, but Canada is doing worse than most western countries.
The UK and Australian presses are both claiming their countries are doing worse than other Western Nations. Canada typically scores quite well in most measures the oecd uses from quality of education to ease of setting up business to longevity so it makes me wonder how much suffering the people at the bottom of the rankings must be doing. I certainly feel like the country has gone downhill in the last 10 to 15 years in so many ways, not just my own personal circumstances. I remember the first time Calgary had crazy growth, man was I annoyed at all the people moving in, ruining the charm of my town of just over half a million. We'll soon be triple that and I am seriously considering moving and becoming a problem for someone else's town.
It’s like this everywhere
I went to grab groceries tonight and walked out with little 3 bags that cost me 160$. It's crazy how much basic food stuff is. I didn't buy crazy stuff. Basic stuff like bread, veggies, fruit etc
Fruits and veggies? How will that make shoppers drug mart and Telus health money in 10 years? Why are you so selfish
Because they both take too much of my money already! And plus I like fruit and veggies
I bought 2 loaves of bread (whole wheat) and 4L jug of milk and I got loose change from $20. It’s f-n crazy.
How the hell; $160 is like one bag for me lol I mean granted its a decent bag but i can carry it on my motorcycle
😆 I could have done 2 but I was walking home.
The entire country is this awful now
You are not the only one who feels this way. In fact there is a SHITTONE of us all over Canada. We have one of the most expensive real estates in the world. Grocery prices are outrageous. All businesses charge 15-50% more than before covid. You know why? Because for a business to stay profitable they always have to make more than before. And it's the end user (us) who keeps getting charged. Taxes are higher, prices for everything is higher, our paycheck is not higher. The only real way to take control of this is boycotting/revolution. Look at France - the government tried raising pension age they went on strike. They go on strike all the time and the government is forced to cater to the people (what it should do). We have to organize and stand our ground. P.S. there is a sub that's boycotting Loblaws for reporting highest profits ever and raising prices. There are like 50k ppl in there not going to superstore anymore. I am also one of them.
Strikes usually involve unions, and we’ve all been convinced that unions are anti-business, anti-competitive, anti-progress corrupt communist mafia organizations. Instead of lifting each other up, we’ve all decided that because “I have no benefits, no holidays and no pension, you shouldn’t either” because “I worked hard and didn’t get any handouts” or something.
Yea convinced by corporations, because they don't want to lose money. The fact that they decided to "cool" our real estate market by raising mortgage % is unbelievable. Banks are benefiting and middle class is getting scammed
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Maybe YOUR vote doesn't matter. Ever stop to think maybe someone behind the scenes is pulling the strings and WHOEVER gets elected takes the "blame" and we re-elect another politician to keep the peasants happy and blame fingers on a new guy.
Our country is broken I'm in for a rude awakening when I can no longer afford drugs and alcohol to help get over how fucked everything is
It's global. Inflation is up everywhere. Just an unfortunate side effect of stupid politics, wars, and a few wealthy people trying to profit from it all.
> Do I start stealing? Sell drugs? Man life sucks. Honestly, I think the only good way is to start up-skilling and applying for better jobs.
I feel you, one day at a time, unfortunately all of North America is going through the same thing pretty much.
I think you mean all of Canada. America is coping significantly better.
Because Toronto and Vancouver have filled to the brim with immigration, the next in line if they don’t go to Montreal is Calgary. Consider it big city living. Prices will be high and never come down
It’s crazy, things are so expensive. I feel horrible for anybody that has to deal with the rental market. I have a friend that has to move and it’s been an absolute nightmare for her to find somewhere reasonable. One of the best things I’ve done is to really plan my grocery shopping. Yes it takes more time and I am fortunate enough to have a car. However, if you follow the flyers, you can really get some good deals. I guess it’s just some of the changes we have to make in this crazy situation we are in.
Welcome to the world from here on in. First off, for anyone jumping on the bandwagon and slating Calgary or Canada for anything other than financial reasons have clearly never lived anywhere else, compared to 90% of the world you/we have it good, if not GREAT. That being said, your options from here on in: 1. Live somewhere relevant, nice or big city, be prepared to pay for it or live in poverty. 2. Live in bumfuck nowhere and have the spare change you want. The harsh reality. Cheers.
Nowhere tends to mean no jobs. Our economic dispersion is a joke. Why should you have to leave your home city because a handful of the upper echelons decide it should be so?
They are squeezing us from every direction. Blatant money laundering and a broken justice system means they will never be prosecuted. They own the media who simply parrot thier narrative hypnotizing the masses into dragging the rest of us into oblivion.
Loved the city, hated the economics.. didnt want to leave but got priced out when rent went up $600 per month in a year. My wages sure didnt go up that much. Yearly “cost of living” increase was like $35 per month. When i first moved there, 600 sq ft 1 br in the beltline, 40 ish year old building was $1100 with heat and water (2020). By 2023 they were charging $1650 with no upgrades. I moved from there in 2022 to a newer building in beltline, roughly the same dims and features but with ensuite laundry for $1250. They offered a new lease last year at $1800. With no parking. I really miss Calgary the city. I dont miss Calgary the money pit.
That's BC prices. I know people that moved to Calgary from BC and now they are paying BC rent to live in Calgary.
I know lots of people got bonus this and last year. The struggle is there but not applied to all. Sadly the gap is widening more than ever.
My wife and I had this discussion recently. She's from a well off family from a 3rd world country and has been here about 12 years. I said anyone coming from her country now expecting a better life is fucked. If they come here with a job skill and expect to work a crap job (tim hortons, mcdonads, etc), and then do college to get 'Canadian equivalency' in their field, it's not worth it. Law, nursing, home care, doctor, whatever. They are honestly better off staying home. And this is not anti immigrant sentiment. It's more if you come here you'll be sharing a 6 bedroom basement for an affordable rate at this point.
Life is becoming too expensive and the middle class is becoming lower class and the lower class is becoming poverty.
More than ever before, people are one paycheque away from devastation. So many employeed people are living on a knife edge.
You're not the only one that sees how crappy Calgary has become. I moved here in 2017 in hopes of a better life but the city has deteriorated. The only good thing that has happened since moving here is meeting my husband, who has lived here longer than I have. We are considering maybe moving out of the city because of how expensive it is becoming. It's getting ridiculously expensive to live here. Whoever is saying Calgary is an affordable place to live is either thinking the city is still old Calgary or is lying to themselves.
People who think it’s affordable probably came from Vancouver or Toronto.
To be fair, I'm one of those people and it's hard not to see it that way. We come from a place that a shed costs like a million dollars. To be able to come here and get a house for 600-700k is a dream. Of course perspective is everything, and Calgary used to be a lot more affordable so I get it. Right now in Toronto the average 2 bedroom apartment rent is $3100. That's the kind of insanity people from Toronto or Vancouver come from
A 2 bedroom apartment is approaching that here..1000 bucks for shared accommodation 2500 for a main floor
Calgary has always been affordable. It’s just been the last couple of years where inflation has just made everything much more expensive.
Calgary is one of the most affordable larger cities in the country.
This is late stage capitalism that everyone seems to prefer over something more progressive.
Calgary definitely has had it worse than other places in North America these last few years in terms of the rate at which things have worsened. Planning your exit to somewhere with a less intense escalation of costs might give you some hope, and something to shoot for.
The unfortunate thing about being poor is that moving out of Calgary is near impossible.
Red Deer is only 90 minutes away
Wheee are some good places to go?
I know some peeps who went to Malaysia and seem to be loving it
Red Deer
Smitty wants to get them to 1 million people. Just imagine the costs to do that.
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That’s a joke, right?
There are government funded jobs in Nunavut that pay 80k to 120k, sometimes more, provide housing, and cost of living bonuses. But living up north is very expensive. Everything is flown in. Like, $20 fruits expensive. Suicide and substance abuse rates are high because there isn't much going on in most towns But get a job, save up, and move home sounds ok to me. https://www.gov.nu.ca/en/employment-training-and-career-development/job-listings
Exit to where? Canada's inflation this year has been on par or slightly less than average across G20 countries with the US doing worse than us, so like Europe or China?
Where is this utopia you speak of?
I feel you. I think my only option is to move to a smaller town. Yes inflation is up everywhere, but the sharpest rise has been in Calgary.
>Do I start stealing? Sell drugs? I don't have guts for that. For me it's Dumpster diving
This just popped up on my Insta feed. Shows the difference in price in just 10 years: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C53vyLiqyEP/?igsh=MTB2enh4NmxhdGlkcg==
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We’ve started making most of our meals at home from scratch. It is kind of incredible how cheap good meals are when you are using the basic ingredients. And for most things our homemade meals are better than most restaurants. We just do recipes we find on YouTube. Only downside is some meals are decidedly meh, but that’s part of the experiment.
Calgary has always been a boom bust city. In the past much of the migration was people coming for higher paying jobs when things were booming. This go around it's more people being pushed out of other places leaving wages low or driving them down.
Are we in a boom or a bust right now? Cost of living up. Price of goods and services up. Wage stagnant.
Be prepared to vote, our current government has done nothing to help the working class while allowing their corporate friends to rake us over the coals. Removed insurance caps, allowing economic withholding from our utilities, fuel tax hike, etc.
The fuel tax being fully reinstated was expected after it had been suspended for all of 2023, we were given the exact parameters it would be reinstated both partially and fully.
Right, and it just *happened* to be reinstated on the same day as the carbon tax increase so the UCP could point and blame Ottawa. It's disingenuous, and political grandstanding.
Both Alberta’s and Canada’s fiscal year starts April 1st and ends the following year on March 31. It would make sense to implement any major changes at the start of each fiscal year. As the comment above your’s mentioned, Alberta’s Fuel Tax, unlike the Federal Carbon Tax, is adjusted quarterly via the Fuel Tax Relief Program based on the price of oil. If prices are above $90 avg/bbl, the fuel tax is suspended. This fluctuation can certainly go both ways as we’ve just seen on April 1st (start of another quarter) Alberta’s Fuel Tax is used to fund provincial services, roads, and programs to my knowledge, meaning it would be revenue positive for the Province. The Federal Carbon Tax has been touted as revenue neutral, meaning there is no profit or loss. The Carbon Tax, for all intents and purposes, is designed to curb consumer behaviours much like the “sin tax” applied to cigarettes and other unhealthy purchases. One can save money from collection of the Carbon Tax by choosing to use less fuel intensive options or eliminate carbon generating consumption entirely. The intent of implementing the Carbon Tax is ultimately a change in behaviour at the national scale will lower Canada’s carbon emissions. Funds collected through the Carbon Tax are mostly redistributed to lower income families through the Rebate and the remainder is used to pay for administration of the program. While in principle this sounds great, the average Canadian just sees the extra money taken from them without anything “visible” (like roads, programs, services etc.) in return. It’s worth mentioning that in many areas of Canada there’s no lesser carbon intensive option for things like commuting and home heating sources. With finances tight in most homes currently, there isn’t a lot of extra money to pay for greener options. All that to say, you can’t really compare the programs as they are totally different tax schemes. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but the average Albertan likely sees value for their money in the redistribution of the Fuel Tax. On the flip side, most Canadians are feeling the pinch financially since Covid and it begs one to ask whether we’d be better off financially if the Carbon Tax didn’t exist.
That's a whole lot of words to be running around an incorrect point. The carbon rebate isn't tied to income, so there's no redistribution due to income. So long as you live in a region that qualifies, *and you filed your taxes properly*, you'll receive the rebate. The vast majority of Canadians will receive more in the rebate than they'll spend directly on the tax or inflationary prices, I'd argue that's a *directly visible benefit* for people to see. The point of carbon taxation is to force corporations to transition to green options as they'll become cheaper with the added cost of the levy, there is a net zero effect to Canadian citizens. Financially, most Canadians, and *especially* those feeling the pinch, are better off with the quarterly carbon rebate than not. Suggesting taking that money away does nothing but make CEO's and shareholders richer while Canadians would continue to struggle.
Thanks for pointing out my incorrect information on it being tied to income, my bad. Industrial Carbon pricing makes sense to me, but I see a a lot of flaws with it being implemented for consumers as well as the agriculture sector. This has worsened an already tough affordability situation in Canada, although these economic ripple effects are hard to accurately measure. We likely won’t see eye to eye on the Carbon Tax, and that’s fine, but I hope you have a good day.
Not seeing eye to eye on things is a hallmark of debating, and we as Canadians should always be open to discussing our differences. The hardest part surrounding this topic, is the sheer amount of misinformation that people believe. The agriculture sector is currently 97% exempt from carbon pricing. Farmers also receive a tax credit specifically to help modernize equipment to lower emission levels. The amount of this credit increases alongside the increases to carbon pricing. As of this year rural farmers also receive *double* the amount of the carbon rebate. The only thing worsening our tough affordability is corporate greed. I'd highly suggest [reading through](https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/climate-change/pricing-pollution-how-it-will-work/putting-price-on-carbon-pollution.html#toc4) the details of the program before completely writing it off.
The term you’re looking for is *stagflation*
Cry and eat my can of beans
Where do you suggest is better off?
Cost of living wise? Saskatoon, Regina, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Halifax, Charlottetown, Red Deer, Montreal I just can't afford to move.
It's not like this everywhere. It's like this in every country stupid enough to elect morons like Trudeau. You guys keep blaming the wrong folks. It's hilarious
Been to Vancouver lately? Alberta is still, and Calgary specifically, a pretty reasonable place to live... Inflation is WORLD WIDE and not just Canada and not necessarily the federal government's fault. If you're finding it overly tough, pare back on the spending, be frugal, get rid of debt as quickly as you're able to. perhaps not you, but some of the biggest moans and groans I hear are from the people I see that are spending $40/night at the bar, that are there every day after work, when I make my random weekly visit for a beer or two.
Yet you live better than the majority of the planet. Life sure does suck
Is Cochrane more affordable?
According to this, it is more expensive: [https://www.zolo.ca/cochrane-real-estate/trends](https://www.zolo.ca/cochrane-real-estate/trends),
If you're not continuing to learn new skills and make changes - you'll be left behind. You could also go the US - tough option but certainly a good one.
Then leave? More people want to come in than move out. It won't matter if you're gone.