Article content The whole point of a carbon tax is to remove politics from the equation, so the “price on carbon” lets market participants decide where to cut emissions. By having to pay stiff carbon taxes and finance millions in subsidies to particular companies, the average Canadian taxpayer is getting hit with the worst of both worlds. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or MURPHY: Trudeau payout to steel plant exposes carbon tax flaw Back to video The standard economic case for a carbon tax treats greenhouse gas emissions as a “negative e...