First off, all your claims about average usages between provinces are wildly off. Vancouver uses an average of 74.3GJ, compared to Alberta's 100GJ. That's not even close to 2x, let alone 5x. Ontario vs Alberta is a 12% difference, not 3x. Secondly, the reason Ontario (Enbridge) was used is because roughly 40% of the country lives there and the difference between its usage and the national average is only a 2.4% difference. Also, the government data by province is outdated, hence going to a more recent source once finding which province would make the best use case. Lastly, there is obviously margins for error when doing an analysis of averages across a nation, especially in a condensed newsletter and not a multi-page report, any rational person would understand this is a generalized analysis, not an exact science, however, the overall argument of the short piece is undeniably correct. No matter how you cut it or what petty arguments you want to have, the Carbon Tax is undeniably a financial burden on Canadians, with zero impact on the global climate, and we've been endlessly gaslit about it.
You didn't "misquote." You made statements that were off by hundreds of percent, while complaining about an analysis with a margin of error of 1-5%.
You criticized this article for using differing sources to form an argument. "It shows when you try to google," then did the same thing you criticized this article for in defence of yourself. Have a good day.
Average national gas usage: 88.4GJ
Average usage in Ontario: 90.8GJ
Average usage in Alberta: 100GJ
Average usage in BC: 74.3GJ
Hence why the Endbridge (Ontario) estimate was used.
Source: https://www.cer-rec.gc.ca/en/data-analysis/energy-commodities/natural-gas/report/canadian-residential-natural-gasbill/index.html
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First off, all your claims about average usages between provinces are wildly off. Vancouver uses an average of 74.3GJ, compared to Alberta's 100GJ. That's not even close to 2x, let alone 5x. Ontario vs Alberta is a 12% difference, not 3x. Secondly, the reason Ontario (Enbridge) was used is because roughly 40% of the country lives there and the difference between its usage and the national average is only a 2.4% difference. Also, the government data by province is outdated, hence going to a more recent source once finding which province would make the best use case. Lastly, there is obviously margins for error when doing an analysis of averages across a nation, especially in a condensed newsletter and not a multi-page report, any rational person would understand this is a generalized analysis, not an exact science, however, the overall argument of the short piece is undeniably correct. No matter how you cut it or what petty arguments you want to have, the Carbon Tax is undeniably a financial burden on Canadians, with zero impact on the global climate, and we've been endlessly gaslit about it.
You didn't "misquote." You made statements that were off by hundreds of percent, while complaining about an analysis with a margin of error of 1-5%.
You criticized this article for using differing sources to form an argument. "It shows when you try to google," then did the same thing you criticized this article for in defence of yourself. Have a good day.