Dion Admits Gas Prices to Go Up

July 04, 2008

On the growing list of denials, phony labels and weasel-words being used by the Stéphane Dion Liberals to trick Canadians into paying a permanent new tax on everything, few items are more laughable than Mr. Dion’s promise that the Liberals will not increase gas taxes. Recently, while meeting with Sun Media’s editorial board, Mr. Dion finally slipped up and let the cat out of the bag.

“We know that they will pass on part of their costs to their consumers because they cannot eliminate the emissions overnight, with all the goodwill of the world. We know that,” Mr. Dion said of the big oil and gas companies. (Ottawa Sun, June 26, 2008).

Mr. Dion has finally been forced to admit that his Tax Trick will shaft drivers. He can make whatever outlandish promises he wants, but the fact remains that you cannot jack up the cost of extracting, processing, transporting and retailing gas and not end up hitting consumers at the pumps. All carbon taxes drive up gas prices. The difference with Mr. Dion’s plan is the lengths he has gone to hide it.

This is the second stunning reversal the Dion Liberals have made this week. Liberal MP and Dion policy architect Scott Brison has already been forced to admit that the Dion Tax Trick is not “revenue neutral” when he proposed special side deals to help the people in his home province who would be punished the most by Mr. Dion’s plan.

Now Stéphane Dion has also flip-flopped and is admitting that, as far as his plan is concerned, jacking up gas prices is fair game.

Canadians are now waiting to see what the next Liberal Tax Trick flip-flop will be. Based on Mr. Dion’s record to date, they won’t be left waiting long.