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Canadian Carbon tax exemption on home heating oil sets climate policies back, advocates say (www.cbc.ca)

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[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago

From the article, much of the heating oil use is in NB, PEI, and Nova Scotia. The Atlantic climate is well within the limits of heat pump use.

With toaster elements, heat pumps are effective for southern Ontario as well.

Northern communities, not so much.

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