Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Canadian Climate Institute claims that the impact of the industrial carbon tax on households is almost zero, and for oil sands producers, the cost is only the price of a "Timbit" per barrel, about .50 cents. Timbits are the bite-sized holes of donuts, a popular treat for coffee time from the Tim Horton's fast food chain. Friends of Science Society has produced this video explainer to demonstrate that costs to industry are passed on to consumers. Many of these policies like the industrial carbon tax and the Clean Fuel Standard (which adds about 7 cents a litre) seem invisible to consumers, but the cumulative impact is significant. The industrial carbon tax went up to $110/t on April 1st, and may go up to $130/t as negotiations progress between Alberta and Ottawa over the proposed pipeline MOU. Prime Minister Carney recently paused the excise tax on gas and diesel (from April 20th to Sept 7th), partly due to successful lobbying by the Canadian Taxpayer's Federation. While helpful in the short-term, this simply increases Canada's debt and interest and doesn't address the fundamental issue. Canada is a nominal emitter and none of our major trading partners have carbon prices like ours. The USA (80% of our trade) has no carbon tax at all. China - 4% of trade has a carbon tax of $20/t. The EU - about 8% of trade, has a carbon tax of $95/t. It is concerning that the Canadian Climate Institute, a 'charity' is funded by government for some ~$7 million of its $9 million budget, suggesting "Timbit" tiny carbon tax advocacy that may not truly represent the impact to consumers. Please like, share and subscribe. Join us or donate! friendsofscience.org
The Canadian Climate Institute claims that the impact of the industrial carbon tax on households is almost zero, and for oil sands producers, the cost is only the price of a "Timbit" per barrel, about .50 cents. Timbits are the bite-sized holes of donuts, a popular treat for coffee time from the Tim Horton's fast food chain. Friends of Science Society has produced this video explainer to demonstrate that costs to industry are passed on to consumers. Many of these policies like the industrial carbon tax and the Clean Fuel Standard (which adds about 7 cents a litre) seem invisible to consumers, but the cumulative impact is significant. The industrial carbon tax went up to $110/t on April 1st, and may go up to $130/t as negotiations progress between Alberta and Ottawa over the proposed pipeline MOU. Prime Minister Carney recently paused the excise tax on gas and diesel (from April 20th to Sept 7th), partly due to successful lobbying by the Canadian Taxpayer's Federation. While helpful in the short-term, this simply increases Canada's debt and interest and doesn't address the fundamental issue. Canada is a nominal emitter and none of our major trading partners have carbon prices like ours. The USA (80% of our trade) has no carbon tax at all. China - 4% of trade has a carbon tax of $20/t. The EU - about 8% of trade, has a carbon tax of $95/t. It is concerning that the Canadian Climate Institute, a 'charity' is funded by government for some ~$7 million of its $9 million budget, suggesting "Timbit" tiny carbon tax advocacy that may not truly represent the impact to consumers. Please like, share and subscribe. Join us or donate! friendsofscience.org
