In the light of recent events, I thought it was worth revisiting what other liberals have said about a carbon tax.“And, Miller’s report adds it is time to discuss putting a price on carbon by undertaking a formal review to compare the merits of emissions trading and a carbon tax.”Gord…
Liberal Minister Admits Plans for Carbon Tax
Ontario’s energy minister Dave Levac has some explaining to do. Question: Glen Murray, Eric Davis and several other Liberal candidates have advocated for a carbon tax – given the success of the carbon tax in BC, is this something you will also advocate for if re-elected?Dave Levac: It’s being reviewed…
A Freight Train of Runaway Spending
I could raise the scary specter of a coalition in Ontario, instead I will settle for the fact that this gives us even more reason to soundly defeat the Liberals. From National Post the prospect of Ms. Horwath’s NDP holding the balance of power in a minority government is one…
Priority Number One is Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
On the weekend the Ontario PC Party released their five-point plan for job creation to get Ontario working again. Treat energy policy as economic policy – not as a social program. Train 200,000 more skilled workers by expanding the apprenticeship system. Reduce taxes on job creators. Eliminate job-killing red tape.…
Green Jobs Turn Out to Be a Disaster
From Ottawa Citizen The fact that power derived from the green energy act forms such a small proportion of Ontario’s power generation mix raises questions about the pace of the Liberal party’s signature subsidy plan, known as the Feed-in Tariff (FIT). Those questions were amplified late this week when the…