Figures are just the cost of funding government programs, not the cost of the impact of these programs on the economy.

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Figuring out how much Canadians are paying for government climate change programs is difficult because the information is scattered across the three levels of government we have in Canada.

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That said, a rough estimate of the cost for federal, provincial and territorial programs alone (excluding municipal governments) is $503 billion, or $12,062 per Canadian.

To arrive at this number, I’m using a statement by former federal environment minister Steven Guilbeault on April 14, 2023 that that year’s federal budget “representing the single biggest package of climate commitments in Canada’s........

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