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Originally Posted by Track
b) That 2 cents per litre gas tax is also being paid by rural areas, and is specifically going into transit, so the government doesn't really seem to consider this much of an issue in the first place. Which isn't necessarily a good thing, but it is something to consider in this argument.
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This is incorrect. That 2 cents per litre gast tax is NOT also being paid by rural areas. It is only being paid by people gassing up within the Metro Vancouver area.
What is being proposed by the mayors is a *new* regional carbon tax anyway. That particular carbon tax is to pay for transit and so on. But the Provincial government, with its desire to ensure Translink is always cash trapped (so it can continue to be everyone's favourite whipping boy) simply refuse to resolve this issue...