[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":1090},["ShallowReactive",2],{"issues":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":1081,"extension":1082,"image":1083,"meta":1084,"navigation":1085,"path":1086,"seo":1087,"stem":1088,"__hash__":1089},"content\u002Fissues.md","What the Net-Zero by 2050 Plan Really Means For Canadians",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":1054},"minimark",[9,21,28,36,41,65,70,73,80,84,92,113,116,132,136,139,160,181,201,219,229,232,258,269,297,307,314,321,338,342,357,379,382,402,409,427,431,436,450,460,464,487,491,510,516,520,548,563,584,601,608,622,635,639,645,648,652,655,663,667,670,684,687,691,694,720,726,730,733,737,740,754,758,769,776,780,810,814,817,831,835],[10,11,12,13,16,17],"p",{},"When we look closely at the federal government's plan, one problem stands out: ",[14,15],"br",{}," ",[18,19,20],"strong",{},"the cost is enormous, but the resulting impact on the global environment is tiny.",[10,22,23,24,27],{},"Governments and activists are pushing ",[18,25,26],{},"a $3.9 trillion plan"," to reshape the Canadian economy. They want to fix a global concern, carbon emissions, that Canada has almost no control over.",[10,29,30,31,16,33],{},"So we have to ask: ",[14,32],{},[18,34,35],{},"Is this really about helping the environment, or is it about politics?",[37,38,40],"h2",{"id":39},"the-price-tag-39-trillion","The Price Tag: $3.9 Trillion",[10,42,43,44,47,48,51,52,61,62,51],{},"Ideally, policy discussions should be clear about costs, but this one often hides the real numbers. The government's own ",[18,45,46],{},"2022 Budget"," says reaching Net Zero will ",[18,49,50],{},"require $125 to $140 billion every year",".",[18,53,54],{},[55,56,60],"a",{"href":57,"rel":58},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.budget.canada.ca\u002F2022\u002Freport-rapport\u002Fchap2-en.html",[59],"nofollow","(1)"," Over 28 years, that adds up to about ",[18,63,64],{},"$3.9 trillion",[10,66,67],{},[18,68,69],{},"$140 billion a year is equal to one third of all federal taxes collected in 2025.",[10,71,72],{},"The government has already said it cannot pay for all of this. It expects private companies to invest in climate projects, but companies only do this when they get special incentives. Those incentives are paid for by us the Canadian taxpayer.",[10,74,75,76,79],{},"This is why the cost matters. The money comes from our taxes and from businesses that are forced to invest. And money is limited. Every dollar spent on “decarbonization” is a dollar ",[18,77,78],{},"not spent on hospitals, new factories, or building homes",", things Canadians need right now.",[37,81,83],{"id":82},"the-return-on-investment-the-14-problem","The Return on Investment: The 1.4% Problem",[10,85,86,87,91],{},"Greenhouse gases mix globally. The atmosphere does not care about borders. We must judge Canada's efforts by how much it changes the ",[88,89,90],"em",{},"global"," picture.",[10,93,94,95,51,98,105,106,109,110,51],{},"Canada produces only ",[18,96,97],{},"1.4% of global emissions",[18,99,100],{},[55,101,104],{"href":102,"rel":103},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.canada.ca\u002Fen\u002Fenvironment-climate-change\u002Fservices\u002Fenvironmental-indicators\u002Fglobal-greenhouse-gas-emissions.html",[59],"(2)"," Even if Canada shut down ",[18,107,108],{},"every car, every furnace, and every business",", global emissions would barely change. ",[18,111,112],{},"1.4% is insignificant",[10,114,115],{},"This creates an unfair situation:",[117,118,119,126],"ol",{},[120,121,122,125],"li",{},[18,123,124],{},"Canadians pay 100% of the cost"," through taxes and higher prices.",[120,127,128,131],{},[18,129,130],{},"The global benefit is close to zero."," The drop in global emission is so small it doesn't matter, especially when other countries are increasing their emissions.",[37,133,135],{"id":134},"the-global-reality-china-and-india","The Global Reality: China and India",[10,137,138],{},"While Canada cuts emissions, the rest of the world is using more energy.",[10,140,141,142,51,145,152,153],{},"In 2024, ",[18,143,144],{},"China and India combined produced 40% of all worldwide carbon emissions",[18,146,147],{},[55,148,151],{"href":149,"rel":150},"https:\u002F\u002Fourworldindata.org\u002Fgrapher\u002Fannual-share-of-co2-emissions?time=2020..latest&country=CHN~IND",[59],"(3)"," From 2004 to 2024, on average, their emissions grew to about two and a half times what they were 20 years ago, while ours went down:",[18,154,155],{},[55,156,159],{"href":157,"rel":158},"https:\u002F\u002Fourworldindata.org\u002Fgrapher\u002Fco2-emissions-and-gdp?time=2004..latest&uniformYAxis=0&country=CHN~IND~CAN",[59],"(4)",[161,162,163,169,175],"ul",{},[120,164,165,166],{},"Canada's emissions fell ",[18,167,168],{},"7.5%",[120,170,171,172],{},"China's rose ",[18,173,174],{},"136%",[120,176,177,178],{},"India's rose ",[18,179,180],{},"182%",[10,182,183,184,190,191,51,194],{},"China alone produces about ",[18,185,186,187],{},"one third of global emissions ",[55,188,151],{"href":149,"rel":189},[59]," and in 2022 ",[18,192,193],{},"approved two new coal plants every week",[18,195,196],{},[55,197,200],{"href":198,"rel":199},"https:\u002F\u002Fenergyandcleanair.org\u002Fpublication\u002Fchina-permits-two-new-coal-power-plants-per-week-in-2022\u002F",[59],"(5)",[10,202,203,204,207,208,211,212],{},"India is also growing quickly. To support its economy, it plans to build ",[18,205,206],{},"100 gigawatts"," of new coal power over the next seven years. That's ",[18,209,210],{},"about one fifth more electricity"," than it makes now.",[18,213,214],{},[55,215,218],{"href":216,"rel":217},"https:\u002F\u002Fenergyandcleanair.org\u002Fpublication\u002Findia-power-sector-review-2025\u002F",[59],"(6)",[10,220,221,222,225,226],{},"The yearly growth in emissions from these countries is often ",[18,223,224],{},"more than Canada's total emissions",". This means that whatever Canada does, ",[18,227,228],{},"global emissions are still set to rise.",[10,230,231],{},"And there's another problem, if we make it too expensive to do business in Canada, companies will move their factories to countries with weaker environmental rules. When that happens:",[161,233,234,240,246,252],{},[120,235,236,237],{},"Canada ",[18,238,239],{},"loses jobs",[120,241,242,243],{},"Our economy gets ",[18,244,245],{},"weaker",[120,247,248,249],{},"The world ends up with ",[18,250,251],{},"more real pollution, not less",[120,253,254,255],{},"And more people's ",[18,256,257],{},"lives are put at risk",[10,259,260,261,268],{},"This is called ",[18,262,263,264,267],{},"“",[88,265,266],{},"exporting emissions","”",", and it hurts both Canada and the planet.",[10,270,271,272,275,276,281,282,289,290],{},"Canada takes a very different approach to industrial air pollution than China or India. Real air pollution comes from ",[18,273,274],{},"particulate matter"," and other ",[18,277,263,278,267],{},[88,279,280],{},"true pollutants"," released from factory exhaust.",[18,283,284],{},[55,285,288],{"href":286,"rel":287},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.canada.ca\u002Fen\u002Fenvironment-climate-change\u002Fcorporate\u002Ftransparency\u002Fstrategic-environmental-economic-assessments\u002Fcanadian-ambient-air-quality-standards.html",[59],"(7)"," When you compare how each country enforces its rules, the difference is clear. China and India's air pollution is many times higher than Canada's in every category.",[18,291,292],{},[55,293,296],{"href":294,"rel":295},"https:\u002F\u002Fourworldindata.org\u002Fgrapher\u002Flong-run-air-pollution?time=2012..latest&country=CAN~CHN~IND",[59],"(8)",[10,298,299,300],{},"Canada's system works because it is legally binding, the same across the whole country, requires mandatory reporting, and focuses on preventing pollution instead of reacting after the fact.",[18,301,302],{},[55,303,306],{"href":304,"rel":305},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.canada.ca\u002Fen\u002Fenvironment-climate-change\u002Fservices\u002Fenvironmental-enforcement\u002Fpublications\u002Fcompliance-policy-canadian-protection-act\u002Fchapter-3.html",[59],"(9)",[10,308,309,310,313],{},"China and India do have standards on paper, but ",[18,311,312],{},"weak enforcement",", economic pressures, and limited infrastructure mean many factories release far more particulate matter than Canadian facilities are allowed to.",[10,315,316,317,320],{},"So when Canada's carbon emissions get pushed overseas, it doesn't just hurt our economy. It also ",[18,318,319],{},"increases real global pollution"," hurting the planet.",[10,322,323,324,327,328,51,331],{},"And this isn't only about numbers. It's about people. China and India together are responsible for about ",[18,325,326],{},"four out of every ten deaths"," in the world caused by air pollution. That means ",[18,329,330],{},"millions of people are breathing dangerous air every single day",[18,332,333],{},[55,334,337],{"href":335,"rel":336},"https:\u002F\u002Fourworldindata.org\u002Fgrapher\u002Fshare-deaths-air-pollution?tab=line&time=2020..latest&country=Low+Income+(WB)~High+Income+(WB)~Middle+Income+(WB)~Lower+Middle+Income+(WB)~IND~CHN",[59],"(10)",[37,339,341],{"id":340},"we-have-spent-at-least-158-billion","We Have Spent at Least $158 Billion",[10,343,344,345,348,349,356],{},"Over the last decade, the federal government and the four biggest provinces have ",[18,346,347],{},"spent money or offered tax breaks adding up to at least $158 billion"," for climate programs.",[18,350,351],{},[55,352,355],{"href":353,"rel":354},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fraserinstitute.org\u002Fstudies\u002Fstate-of-the-green-economy",[59],"(11)"," And the total keeps growing.",[10,358,359,360,363,364,367,368,371,372],{},"Climate related spending has ",[18,361,362],{},"levelled off at about $20 billion a year",", and another ",[18,365,366],{},"$70+ billion"," is already promised for future programs. Nearly ",[18,369,370],{},"$100 billion"," more is planned for clean tech incentives between now and 2035.",[18,373,374],{},[55,375,378],{"href":376,"rel":377},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rbc.com\u002Fclimate-action-institute\u002F_assets-custom\u002Fpdf\u002FClimate-Action-2026-Report.pdf",[59],"(12)",[10,380,381],{},"Let's put these numbers in perspective:",[161,383,384,390,396],{},[120,385,386,387],{},"Hospitals cost ",[18,388,389],{},"$1-5 billion",[120,391,392,393],{},"Schools ",[18,394,395],{},"$30-100 million",[120,397,398,399],{},"Major transit project cost ",[18,400,401],{},"$2-10 billion",[10,403,404,405,408],{},"So every ",[18,406,407],{},"$10 billion"," spent on climate programs could have been better used to build:",[161,410,411,417,422],{},[120,412,413,416],{},[18,414,415],{},"2-10 hospitals",", or",[120,418,419,416],{},[18,420,421],{},"100-333 schools",[120,423,424],{},[18,425,426],{},"1-5 major transit projects",[37,428,430],{"id":429},"how-this-compares-to-other-spending","How This Compares to Other Spending",[432,433,435],"h3",{"id":434},"the-military-comparison","The Military Comparison",[10,437,438,439,51,442,449],{},"What Canada has spent so far on climate programs, is equal to five years of funding for the ",[18,440,441],{},"entire Canadian Armed Forces",[18,443,444],{},[55,445,448],{"href":446,"rel":447},"https:\u002F\u002Fbudget.canada.ca\u002F2024\u002Freport-rapport\u002Fbudget-2024.pdf#page=317",[59],"(13)"," Going forward, climate spending is budgeted to be almost the annual budget for defence every year.",[10,451,452,453,456,457],{},"It's like paying for a ",[18,454,455],{},"second army",", but one that ",[18,458,459],{},"doesn't protect us from real threats.",[432,461,463],{"id":462},"the-tax-comparison","The Tax Comparison",[10,465,466,467,470,471,478,479,482,483,486],{},"The federal government collects about ",[18,468,469],{},"$52.5 billion"," a year from the GST.",[18,472,473],{},[55,474,477],{"href":475,"rel":476},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.canada.ca\u002Fen\u002Fdepartment-finance\u002Fservices\u002Fpublications\u002Fannual-financial-report\u002F2025.html#a3",[59],"(14)"," The $158 billion spent so far equals ",[18,480,481],{},"three full years"," of GST revenue. And going forward, the equivalent of almost ",[18,484,485],{},"half of all GST"," money will be needed every year for Net Zero plans.",[37,488,490],{"id":489},"the-health-care-comparison","The Health Care Comparison",[10,492,493,494,497,498,505,506,509],{},"The federal government sends provinces about ",[18,495,496],{},"$52 billion"," a year for health care.",[18,499,500],{},[55,501,504],{"href":502,"rel":503},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.canada.ca\u002Fen\u002Fdepartment-finance\u002Fprograms\u002Ffederal-transfers\u002Fmajor-federal-transfers.html",[59],"(15)"," Once again the funds spent fighting climate change to date, equal ",[18,507,508],{},"three years"," of our country wide health funding. And, yes the future spend is planned to continue every year, with almost half of what we use to support every doctor, nurse, and hospital in the country.",[10,511,512,513],{},"With health care already struggling, this raises a serious question:\n",[18,514,515],{},"Can we afford to keep spending this much on carbon reduction?",[37,517,519],{"id":518},"how-net-zero-spending-and-regulations-affect-canada","How Net-Zero Spending and Regulations Affect Canada",[10,521,522,523,530,531,540,541],{},"Private sector investment, the money businesses use to build, hire, and grow, has been falling for about a decade.",[18,524,525],{},[55,526,529],{"href":527,"rel":528},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fraserinstitute.org\u002Fcommentary\u002Fdark-clouds-loom-over-canadas-economy-2026",[59],"(16)"," This decline began around the same time the federal government made ",[18,532,263,533,267],{},[88,534,535],{},[18,536,537],{},[18,538,539],{},"clean growth"," a top priority in 2016.",[18,542,543],{},[55,544,547],{"href":545,"rel":546},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.canada.ca\u002Fen\u002Fservices\u002Fenvironment\u002Fweather\u002Fclimatechange\u002Fpan-canadian-framework\u002Fannex-federal-investments-measures.html",[59],"(17)",[10,549,550,551,558,559,562],{},"Independent reviews of the federal Emissions Reduction Plan ",[18,552,553],{},[55,554,557],{"href":555,"rel":556},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fraserinstitute.org\u002Fstudies\u002Feconomic-impact-and-ghg-effects-federal-governments-emissions-reduction-plan-through-2030",[59],"(18)"," estimate it will reach ",[18,560,561],{},"only about 57%"," of its 2030 target, while imposing major economic costs:",[161,564,565,572,578],{},[120,566,567,568,571],{},"A ",[18,569,570],{},"6.2% drop"," in economic output",[120,573,574,575],{},"A cost of ",[18,576,577],{},"$6,700 per worker every year",[120,579,580,581],{},"A loss of ",[18,582,583],{},"164,000 jobs",[10,585,586,587,590,591,51,594],{},"Net-Zero regulations also add direct costs for families. For example, the ",[18,588,589],{},"Clean Fuel Regulations"," have been criticized for costing the household about an average of ",[18,592,593],{},"$573 every year",[18,595,596],{},[55,597,600],{"href":598,"rel":599},"https:\u002F\u002Fdistribution-a617274656661637473.pbo-dpb.ca\u002Fe884599e101a53a3388d8c69884637f349b215fa483ca0089301ecb897da02b1",[59],"(19)",[10,602,603,604,607],{},"There are also long term effects from the federal carbon tax. The tax is set to reach ",[18,605,606],{},"$170 per tonne"," by 2030. Independent estimates show this will:",[161,609,610,616],{},[120,611,612,613],{},"Reduce Canada's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by ",[18,614,615],{},"1.8%",[120,617,618,619],{},"Cause a net loss of about ",[18,620,621],{},"184,000 jobs",[10,623,624,625,51,628],{},"The 1.8% GDP drop is equivalent to ",[18,626,627],{},"$1,540 in current dollars per employed person",[18,629,630],{},[55,631,634],{"href":632,"rel":633},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fraserinstitute.org\u002Fstudies\u002Festimated-impacts-170-carbon-tax-canada",[59],"(20)",[37,636,638],{"id":637},"why-high-emissions-per-person-is-misleading","Why “High Emissions Per Person” is Misleading",[10,640,641,642,51],{},"Critics often say Canadians have high emissions “per person” (per capita) and we must reduce. The number is correct, but the ",[18,643,644],{},"conclusion is wrong",[10,646,647],{},"There are two main reasons why our numbers look high, and they have nothing to do with personal choices:",[432,649,651],{"id":650},"_1-it-is-cold-and-huge","1. It is Cold and Huge",[10,653,654],{},"You cannot compare Canada to a small, warm European country.",[161,656,657,660],{},[120,658,659],{},"Moving goods across long distances takes more fuel",[120,661,662],{},"Heating homes in winter is not a luxury, it is survival and not optional",[432,664,666],{"id":665},"_2-we-produce-resources-for-the-world","2. We Produce Resources for the World",[10,668,669],{},"Canada is a major producer of energy, minerals, and food.",[161,671,672,678],{},[120,673,674,675],{},"The production emissions count as ",[18,676,677],{},"ours",[120,679,680,681],{},"The products are used by ",[18,682,683],{},"other countries",[10,685,686],{},"Because our population is small, the math makes our “per person” number look high, even though much of the energy is used to support global supply chains, not personal lifestyles.",[37,688,690],{"id":689},"housing-and-energy-costs","Housing and Energy Costs",[10,692,693],{},"The government wants Canadians to switch to electric heating and electric cars. But this is expensive and difficult.",[161,695,696,702,708,714],{},[120,697,698,701],{},[18,699,700],{},"Old houses"," cost a fortune to retrofit",[120,703,704,707],{},[18,705,706],{},"Wind and solar"," only work when nature cooperates",[120,709,710,713],{},[18,711,712],{},"Huge batteries"," and backup gas powered plants are needed to keep the grid stable",[120,715,716,717],{},"All of this ",[18,718,719],{},"raises electricity bills",[10,721,722,723,51],{},"A less stable grid and higher energy costs ",[18,724,725],{},"hurt families and businesses",[37,727,729],{"id":728},"a-better-way-forward","A Better Way Forward",[10,731,732],{},"Canada can still help the environment, but we need a smarter plan.",[432,734,736],{"id":735},"_1-adaptation","1. Adaptation",[10,738,739],{},"Invest in things that protect Canadians right now:",[161,741,742,745,748,751],{},[120,743,744],{},"Wildfire prevention",[120,746,747],{},"Flood protection",[120,749,750],{},"Stronger infrastructure",[120,752,753],{},"Affordable stable electricity",[432,755,757],{"id":756},"_2-global-impact","2. Global Impact",[10,759,760,761,764,765,768],{},"Canada can make a much bigger difference by exporting ",[18,762,763],{},"cleaner natural gas (LNG)"," to Asia. If countries like China replace coal with Canadian LNG, global emissions fall ",[18,766,767],{},"much faster"," than anything we do at home.",[10,770,771,772,775],{},"This approach helps the planet ",[88,773,774],{},"and"," strengthens our economy.",[37,777,779],{"id":778},"how-canadians-can-demand-accountability","How Canadians Can Demand Accountability",[117,781,782,788,794,800],{},[120,783,784,787],{},[18,785,786],{},"Ask Politicians About the Cost:"," “How much economic damage are we accepting to cut one tonne of carbon?”",[120,789,790,793],{},[18,791,792],{},"Support Industry:"," Back groups that promote realistic energy policies. They have the information to fight bad policies.",[120,795,796,799],{},[18,797,798],{},"Speak Up:"," When the government asks for public input, share your concerns about slow economic growth, higher energy and electricity costs, grid reliability, and the impact on our food supply.",[120,801,802,805,806,809],{},[18,803,804],{},"Check the Facts:"," When someone says renewable energy is “cheap,” ask for the ",[18,807,808],{},"all-in cost",", including the neceessary backup power and batteries.",[37,811,813],{"id":812},"conclusion","Conclusion",[10,815,816],{},"You don't have to deny climate change to question the Net-Zero plan. You just have to understand basic economics.",[10,818,819,820,823,824,827,828],{},"Spending trillions to fix ",[18,821,822],{},"1.4% of the problem is not a good investment",". Canada should ",[18,825,826],{},"stop spending money on symbolic gestures"," and ",[18,829,830],{},"start focusing on policies that truly protect our economy, our communities, and the planet.",[37,832,834],{"id":833},"references","References",[117,836,837,850,862,873,883,895,906,916,926,936,946,958,969,980,991,1001,1011,1022,1032,1043],{},[120,838,839,842,843,16,846],{},[18,840,841],{},"Government of Canada."," (2022). 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",[88,953,954],{},"Ottawa and the four biggest provinces have spent (or foregone revenues) of at least $158 billion to create at most 68,000 “clean” jobs since 2014",[55,956,849],{"href":353,"rel":957},[59],[120,959,960,899,963,16,966,861],{},[18,961,962],{},"RBC Climate Action Institute.",[88,964,965],{},"Climate Action 2026 Retreat, reset or renew?",[55,967,849],{"href":376,"rel":968},[59],[120,970,971,973,974,16,977,861],{},[18,972,841],{}," (2024). 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