BC: Fed Taxpayers Gave Pacific Carbon Trust $226,000

Author: Jordan Bateman 2013/04/04

On behalf of British Columbians, I feel I should apologize to the rest of the nation for B.C. dragging you into our Pacific Carbon Trust scam. According to the Vancouver Sun, federal government taxpayers were forced to pony up $226,000 for carbon credits during the 2010 Winter Olympics.

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For more on the nuttiness that is the PCT, check out this short clip from Shaw TV:

GREEN DREAM OR LIBERAL NIGHTMARE from This Week in BC on Vimeo.

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