Thank you, Mr. Chair. The comparison to rural New Brunswick is related to the climate action incentive that the federal government has implemented. They have implemented the backstop in four jurisdictions, I believe. That is the only one where they have adjusted for a more remote and rural population, where they have actually done an increased amount, so we thought that was the fairest comparison. If you were in urban areas of New Brunswick, the amount would have actually been lower. All of the information of this climate action incentive which is similar to our COLO is available on the federal government website, and it does change by jurisdiction, but this seemed to be the only case that I could see in terms of the federal backstop approach where they actually adjusted it for a more rural or remote location, so that is why the comparison was there. Thanks, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Stewart on Committee Motion 178-18(3): tanding Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of Bill 42: An Act to Amend the Petroleum Products Tax Act and Bill 43: An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act - Government Response, Carried
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Committee Motion 178-18(3): tanding Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of Bill 42: An Act to Amend the Petroleum Products Tax Act and Bill 43: An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act - Government Response, Carried
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