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12:52 AM
Quebec imposes carbon tax

Our "distinct society" just got a bit distincter, with the introduction of a province-wide carbon tax:

Natural Resources Minister Claude Bechard, who announced Wednesday that a 0.8-cent-a-litre carbon tax will come into force on Oct 1, added that he hopes the oil companies, which are reporting record profits, would absorb the tax and not pass it on to the consumer. Oil industry spokespeople were unavailable for comment late Wednesday afternoon.

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Asked why he thinks the oil companies will absorb the carbon tax, Bechard said, "Well, we count on the goodwill of the gas companies."

Hah! Yeah, right. Cause we all know that the gas companies have philanthropy as their main purpose.

This may be a popular move for votes (big bad oil companies versus the underprivileged environment) but people don't necessarily understand the impact of higher fuel prices. It's not just SUV owners who get hit; trucks, public transit itself, shipping and the economy in general will all have to pay. The trickle-down effect raises prices on all consumer goods and on cost of living in general.

But of course, our government has a solution for that, too:

Bechard has also threatened to impose a ceiling price on gasoline. Wednesday he said an announcement on that matter would be made in a "few days."

Right, because everyone knows that what our economy in Quebec desperately needs is more government regulation.

And to think, I was so optimistic after last week's budget. Looks like that was a temporary blip; we're back to business as usual in La Belle Province.

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11:44 PM
Ducks win Stanley Cup

Ducks take it at home in 5.

I'm disappointed for the Sens - this marks the third straight year that a Canadian team has made it to the finals and lost. And it means that *still* the Cup hasn't come back home above the border since 1993, when my Habs took it. Sad, ain't it?

Anyway I have to grudgingly admit that the Ducks earned it. They were the stronger team in this series and the win was well deserved.

Well, it's all over until next season - no more hockey for the summer. Which of course means that the front page of the sports section every single day between now and September will be devoted to... hockey of course.

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