File #: TMP-20055    Version: Name:
Type: Item of Discussion Status: Received
File created: 2/6/2017 In control: Community Services Committee
On agenda: 3/1/2017 Final action: 5/10/2017
Title: CARBON TAX VS CAP-AND-TRADE The Community Services Committee met and discussed the following motion: WHEREAS the Province of Ontario developed a plan to fight climate change and meet emission reduction targets through a Cap and Trade program effective January 1, 2017; AND WHEREAS Cap and Trade applies to domestic industries resulting in little reduction of carbon emissions by omitting individual Canadians even though they are the larger emitters; AND WHEREAS Cap and Trade and Carbon Tax impose costs on industries, only the latter can be rebated when the goods are exported; AND WHEREAS Cap and Trade cannot be imposed on imported goods, a Carbon Tax can be, ensuring domestic manufacturers cannot easily avoid reducing carbon emissions by moving their manufacturing offshore; AND WHEREAS pricing carbon emissions through a Carbon Tax is a powerful tool, offering visible and viable incentives that governments can easily encourage, that may result in a larger impact on all industries, c...

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CARBON TAX VS CAP-AND-TRADE

 

The Community Services Committee met and discussed the following motion:

 

WHEREAS the Province of Ontario developed a plan to fight climate change and meet emission reduction targets through a Cap and Trade program effective January 1, 2017;

 

AND WHEREAS Cap and Trade applies to domestic industries resulting in little reduction of carbon emissions by omitting individual Canadians even though they are the larger emitters;

 

AND WHEREAS Cap and Trade and Carbon Tax impose costs on industries, only the latter can be rebated when the goods are exported;

 

AND WHEREAS Cap and Trade cannot be imposed on imported goods, a Carbon Tax can be, ensuring domestic manufacturers cannot easily avoid reducing carbon emissions by moving their manufacturing offshore;

 

AND WHEREAS pricing carbon emissions through a Carbon Tax is a powerful tool, offering visible and viable incentives that governments can easily encourage, that may result in a larger impact on all industries, companies and households to reduce carbon emissions;

 

NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED:

 

1.                     That correspondence be sent to the Federal and Provincial governments encouraging them to work together to consider a country-wide Carbon Tax to reduce global carbon emissions.

 

2.                     That a copy of the correspondence be sent to the Government of Canada, the Province of Ontario, John Brassard, Member of Parliament for Barrie - Innisfil, Alex Nuttall, Member of Parliament for Barrie - Springwater - Oro-Medonte, Ann Hoggarth, Member of Provincial Parliament for Barrie and surrounding Ontario Municipalities.

 

No further action was taken.