The cost of GHG policy shouldn’t be hidden in bafflegab line items on their electricity bills, in order to avoid political scrutiny. If a proposed GHG policy fails to show that it can reduce GHG emissions, or if it will have a detrimental effect on the economy, we should reject it. They offer a delicious premise: a carbon tax won’t cause any pain, while immediately reducing GHG emissions in Canada. It should simultaneously reduce GHG emissions, protect the job security of Canadian workers and protect lower-income Canadians. The decoupling of economic growth in Canada’s natural resource intensive economy from GHG emissions growth is positive progress.

Source: National Post August 09, 2016 18:45 UTC