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This shows the average income tax paid by each 1/5 of the population (based on after-tax income). Economic families are separated from individuals. What we see is that the majority of the tax burden is shouldered by the richest of Canadians -- the richest 40% of families pay 78% of total income tax, the with richest 20% paying 55%. Similarly with individuals the richest 40% pay 89% of the total income tax, the richest 20% paying 67%.

One might conclude that the social programs that most benefit the poorest of Canadians are largely paid for by the richest of Canadians.

Alberta's provincial plan on greenhouse gas emissions centers around reduction in "Intensity" -- the amount of CO2 equivalents released per $ of GDP. This is just a useless slight of hand, as actual emissions can increase greatly while the "Intensity" goes down.