The B.C. Liberal Party believes in taking real action on climate change and providing families with the options and tools they need to reduce emissions and save energy, fuel, and money.
The B.C. Liberal Record
Leading climate change scientists and economists have described B.C.'s climate change plan as the most progressive in North America.
We passed laws to reduce B.C.'s greenhouse gas emissions by 33 per cent by 2020.
We introduced Canada’s first tax on pollution. The carbon tax on pollution will fund $1.8-billion in tax cuts and have the equivalent effect on greenhouse gas emissions of taking 800,000 vehicles off the road.
We've established 57 new parks, 129 conservancies and eight protected areas since 2001.
We were the first province to join the Western Climate Initiative, which is creating North America's largest regional cap-and-trade system.
The NDP Record
Leading climate change scientists and economists have condemned the NDP's dishonest, misleading attacks on the revenue-neutral carbon tax.
David Suzuki said he is “ashamed” of the NDP’s stance on climate change.
Carole James and the NDP support a hidden carbon tax "at source" that would add up to a $1/litre to the price of fuel. Carole James’ 8-page climate plan released June 2008 explicitly admits they would introduce a “carbon tax at source” (p.4) that consumers will still have to pay
The NDP plan would scrap over $1 billion in tax cuts for B.C. families.
Carole James and the NDP voted against legislation for a cap-and-trade system, despite publicly claiming that they support cap-and-trade.
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