That’s right… I used to be a card-carrying member of the Conservative Party. However, I had to withdraw my support for the Conservative Party... and now I’m going to tell you why.


CONTENTS OF THIS PODCAST:
00:00 - Introduction
00:29 - My background as a fiscal conservative
01:32 - Why I had to withdraw my support for the Conservative Party
02:50 - We don't need hydrocarbons
03:26 - Hydrocarbons are a losing game
05:28 - A better way forward
06:00 - Thanks for Watching!


SOURCES:
Conservative delegates reject adding 'climate change is real' to the policy book (CBC, 2021):
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservative-delegates-reject-climate-change-is-real-1.5957739

The Atmosphere: Getting a Handle on Carbon Dioxide (NASA):
https://science.nasa.gov/earth/climate-change/greenhouse-gases/the-atmosphere-getting-a-handle-on-carbon-dioxide/

An Open Letter from Economists on Canadian Carbon Pricing (An Open Letter from Economists on Canada’s Carbon Pricing, 2024):
https://ecofiscal.ca/2024/03/26/open-letter-carbon-pricing/

Climate change is costing us. Carbon pricing works. (Canada’s EcoFiscal Commission, 2018):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6_6uefqcQY&t=1s

Clearing the air: How carbon pricing helps Canada fight climate change (Canada’s EcoFiscal Commission, 2018):
https://ecofiscal.ca/carbon-pricing-works/

The carbon price debate is a distraction. What would those who oppose it do instead? (Clean Energy Canada, 2024):
https://cleanenergycanada.org/the-carbon-price-debate-is-a-distraction-what-would-those-who-oppose-it-do-instead/

If Canada axed its carbon tax — and rebates — this is how different households would gain or lose (CBC: 2023):
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/axe-the-tax-and-carbon-rebate-how-canada-households-affected-1.7046905

Understanding Canada's Federal Debt, 2015 (Art Lightstone, 2015):
https://youtu.be/kwUeivsG2M8?si=67OoT25Z3gQhtGPD


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