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Originally Posted by EdwardTH
LOL people at the very bottom of the socio economic scale don't own cars, they're already walking or taking the bus so this doesn't affect them at all. You need some perspective.
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Hardly far-fetched enough to warrant the "out of touch with reality" trump card
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Originally Posted by ywgwalk
You're WOWing the suggestion that some people can't afford cars?
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Because we live in by far the most car focused continent in the world. Lot's of space, and at least in Canada, few people.
As for me, I can wrap my head around the government's intention but I think they have no business adding incentive modifiers to the marketplace. The trend towards hybrids and electrics is strong and happening fast.
But you need to virtue signal hard and fast to win elections.
Canada isn't a problem from a climate perspective, nor is Saskatchewan. Forget per capita, how about per square kilometre? That matters more to, you know, the earth. i don't mean to say the issue should be unattended, but it isn't an emergency, and turning it into a panicked emotional matter is merely a political tool by people with political goals. Almost every existing technology is constantly being adapted to reduce emissions, and new ideas are constantly developed to use less or use alternate energy.
Considering how much faster the world is changing now compared to any other time in history, trust the natural process. It's when ideologues and politicians start tinkering that things get wonky.