Premier Notley is leading by simply lecturing to us in her 2016 year-end press conference …… “It’s not just a question of having a more fuel efficient vehicle. It could sometimes be a question of taking a bus, walking, you know those kind of things.” Great leaders lead by example! They earn trust and respect not
by their words but by their actions. They’ve shown us it’s relatively easy to impose a carbon tax through press conference words and government bills, but it is much more difficult to show Albertans how the NDP government is changing their ways to reduce their carbon footprint. How have they, or how are they, planning to lower their own fossil fuel consumption and corresponding costs leading the way to a greener economy? Maybe this should be the subject for the next high dollar Climate ‘Leadership’ Plan video and marketing blitz! Leadership comes at a cost, but are the NDP really willing to pay the price in the carbon consumption trenches?

Maybe for the man at the top this is a justifiable expense and a much needed part of the job. Perhaps Trudeau gets a pass here. But what about the rest of the federal government. How are they making do with less? Certainly hasn’t been reflected in the size of government or ballooning national debt. But I’m sure Prime Minister Trudeau appreciates deep down that none of these carbon taxes impact him personally whatsoever. All of his gasoline for his motorcade and natural gas for heating his official residence is paid by us taxpayers. All of his travel costs, again are picked up by us taxpayers. Perhaps he can send an email to his trust fund accountants to write a cheque to the federal government for his own personal portion of carbon taxes. After all, I am sure we all believe he undoubtedly wants to lead by example, doesn’t he? If you believe this, then you also have to believe his cheque is in the mail.