The Roy Green Show Podcast, Mar31: AB premier Danielle Smith Carbon tax immoral. - Prof Eric Kam Cda in econ emergency says BOC Deputy Gov. - ResearchCo CEO Mario Canseco Liberal/NDP merger? - Cdns for Affordable Energy Dan McTeague carbon tax rise.

Today’s podcast:
 
Three premiers appeared before the federal government operations and estimates committee this past week to make the case for delay of tomorrow's federal carbon tax increase (or abandoning the carbon tax entirely). Yesterday we spoke with Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe (one of the three premiers). Today Alberta premier Danielle Smith who also appeared before the parl committee and made the case the carbon tax increase is not just "reckless, but also immoral." Meanwhile Alberta's fuel rebate ends tomorrow as well, adding 4 cents per litre charge for gasoline and diesel.
Guest: Danielle Smith. Premier, Alberta
 
The senior deputy governor of the Bank of Canada Carolyn Rogers last Tuesday in a Halifax speech made the case falling productivity rates in Canada create an "emergency," adding "you've seen those signs that say "in case of emergency, break glass. Well, it's time to break the glass." Meanwhile, according to the OECD Canada will for the next 36 years (2060) will be the laggard and post the worst economic performance among advanced nations as far as real per capita GDP is concerned. 
What does this all mean in everyday speak and what are the implications for Canadian taxpayers, entrepreneurs and career-seeking youth of today??  
Guest: Professor Eric Kam. Macroeconomics at Toronto Metropolitan University.  
 
Is it foreseeable the federal Liberal and New Democrat parties will formally unite before the next federal election and merge as a permanent combined party? The Liberal Democrat Party of Canada perhaps?
(This happened in the U.K. in the 1980's...and in 2003 in Canada as the Progressive
Conservative Party of Canada and the Canadian Alliance merged to form the
Conservative Party of Canada.)
Guest:
Mario Canseco, president ResearchCo, British Columbia. ResearchCo polled Canadians on the question of a merged federal Liberal/NDP party in October of last year and determined whether a Liberal-NDP merger would hurt the Conservative Party of Canada's pursuit to form national government.
 
In real terms, what happens to gasoline, diesel, home heating, food, clothing and other related costs beginning tomorrow as the carbon tax takes a leap upward for already stretched to the max Canadians? How might it affect particularly younger Canadian adults, 40% of who according to this Global News story https://globalnews.ca/news/10048246/canadians-lose-sleep-inflation-money-cost-of-living-rbc-young-people/ told reveal to pollsters for the 2023 RBC Financial Wellbeing Survey they are losing sleep over their personal and family finances? Among millennials, ages 27-42, the number losing sleep jumps to 53%.
We speak with Dan McTeague, and callers.
Guest: Dan McTeague. President: Canadians for Affordable Energy.
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Today’s podcast:

Three premiers appeared before the federal government operations and estimates committee this past week to make the case for delay of tomorrow's federal carbon tax increase (or abandoning the carbon tax entirely). Yesterday we spoke with Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe (one of the three premiers). Today Alberta premier Danielle Smith who also appeared before the parl committee and made the case the carbon tax increase is not just "reckless, but also immoral." Meanwhile Alberta's fuel rebate ends tomorrow as well, adding 4 cents per litre charge for gasoline and diesel.

Guest: Danielle Smith. Premier, Alberta

The senior deputy governor of the Bank of Canada Carolyn Rogers last Tuesday in a Halifax speech made the case falling productivity rates in Canada create an "emergency," adding "you've seen those signs that say "in case of emergency, break glass. Well, it's time to break the glass." Meanwhile, according to the OECD Canada will for the next 36 years (2060) will be the laggard and post the worst economic performance among advanced nations as far as real per capita GDP is concerned. 

What does this all mean in everyday speak and what are the implications for Canadian taxpayers, entrepreneurs and career-seeking youth of today??  

Guest: Professor Eric Kam. Macroeconomics at Toronto Metropolitan University.  

Is it foreseeable the federal Liberal and New Democrat parties will formally unite before the next federal election and merge as a permanent combined party? The Liberal Democrat Party of Canada perhaps?

(This happened in the U.K. in the 1980's...and in 2003 in Canada as the Progressive

Conservative Party of Canada and the Canadian Alliance merged to form the

Conservative Party of Canada.)

Guest:

Mario Canseco, president ResearchCo, British Columbia. ResearchCo polled Canadians on the question of a merged federal Liberal/NDP party in October of last year and determined whether a Liberal-NDP merger would hurt the Conservative Party of Canada's pursuit to form national government.

In real terms, what happens to gasoline, diesel, home heating, food, clothing and other related costs beginning tomorrow as the carbon tax takes a leap upward for already stretched to the max Canadians? How might it affect particularly younger Canadian adults, 40% of who according to this Global News story https://globalnews.ca/news/10048246/canadians-lose-sleep-inflation-money-cost-of-living-rbc-young-people/ told reveal to pollsters for the 2023 RBC Financial Wellbeing Survey they are losing sleep over their personal and family finances? Among millennials, ages 27-42, the number losing sleep jumps to 53%.

We speak with Dan McTeague, and callers.

Guest: Dan McTeague. President: Canadians for Affordable Energy.

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Host/Content Producer – Roy Green

Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom Craig

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