[Verse 1]
Carbon pricing climbs the ladder, federal fuel charge leads the way
Every liter costs you extra when pollution's price to pay
Backstop mechanism kicking in when provinces fall short
Environment meets your wallet in this regulatory court
[Chorus]
Four taxes lurking in the shadows
Carbon, excise, luxury, digital flows
C-E-L-D remember the code
Indirect burdens on your road
Four taxes lurking in the shadows
Where your money really goes
[Verse 2]
Alcohol and tobacco dancing with the excise beat
Cannabis joins the party where taxation rules complete
Per bottle, pack, and gram calculated at the source
Hidden in the purchase price with regulatory force
[Chorus]
Four taxes lurking in the shadows
Carbon, excise, luxury, digital flows
C-E-L-D remember the code
Indirect burdens on your road
Four taxes lurking in the shadows
Where your money really goes
[Verse 3]
Luxury tax strikes the wealthy, boats and jets and fancy cars
Twenty percent surcharge waiting when extravagance goes far
Select Luxury Items Act defines the golden line
Hundred thousand dollar threshold where the penalties align
[Bridge]
Digital giants pay their share
Three percent on revenue declared
Foreign tech companies beware
Canada's claiming what is fair
[Verse 4]
Netflix, Google, Facebook too
Digital services tax breaks through
Online platforms can't escape
When Canadian markets take their shape
[Final Chorus]
Four taxes lurking in the shadows
Carbon, excise, luxury, digital flows
C-E-L-D remember the code
Indirect burdens on your road
Four taxes lurking in the shadows
Now you know just where it goes
[Outro]
Fuel charge, spirits, yachts and streams
Digital tax completes the schemes
Four pillars holding revenue dreams