With their new climate plan, O’Toole’s Conservatives are simply retreating to a new hill, Max Fawcett writes. Photo via Erin O Toole / Flickr
At long last, after years of fudging and filibustering, the Conservative Party of Canada has a climate plan. And if the early returns are any indication, it might be the worst of both worlds a policy that will simultaneously infuriate many of the party’s most fervent supporters and underwhelm Canadian voters who care about climate change.
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation, which had been in lockstep with federal Conservatives on their shared opposition to the Trudeau government’s carbon tax and rebate, let party leader Erin O’Toole have it with both barrels. “It’s outrageous that O’Toole is now planning to hammer Canadians with higher fuel bills through his very own carbon tax,” said Franco Terrazzano, the CTF’s Alberta director. “When he was running for leader, O’Toole pledged to taxpayers that he would fight carb
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New survey invites community input that will shape the Climate Leadership Plan
February 17, 2021
The City is empowering business owners and individuals to take climate action by helping shape the Climate Leadership Plan our roadmap to achieving carbon neutrality no later than 2040.
Earlier today, the City opened two surveys – one for residents and one for businesses – on Get Involved Kingston that aim to uncover barriers community members may face when it comes to reducing their carbon footprint at home, work, and on the road. Input collected will be used to identify climate actions outlined in the Climate Leadership Plan.
“Responding effectively to climate change is not something the City can do on its own. Our community needs to pull together to take meaningful action, and the City wants to understand how it can support your personal efforts,” says Julie Salter-Keane, Manager of the City’s Climate Leadership Division.