“Haha: "up to" is doing some heavy lifting here. There is no way to guarantee oil companies pass lower costs (in this case from the tax cut) onto consumers.”
“Carney is right: Hope isn’t a plan, but nostalgia seems to be the strategy.
Harper-era tax cuts to spur 2026 investment? We already know: lower corp taxes don’t buy productivity—they drive share buybacks and dividends.
This is a Canada strong for some, not for all. Throwback tax policy. 👎”
“Canadian oil and gas companies anticipate sharply higher profits in 2026 as prices surge due to the US/Israeli war on Iran… but they plan to channel those profits to their (mainly foreign) shareholders rather than invest new jobs or projects.”