OTTAWA – The Green Party is applauding the National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) for recommending that Canada adopt a carbon tax. In a report released today, the roundtable said a carbon tax is a crucial component of any regime designed to cut greenhouse gases and arrest climate change.
“It is encouraging that the National Roundtable also recognizes that any plan without a carbon tax is a plan without teeth,” said Green Party leader Elizabeth May. “Currently, the Green Party is the only federal political party with the courage to tell voters the truth: Canada must price carbon if we are to take meaningful action on climate change and mitigate the climate crisis.”
The cornerstone of the Green Party’s climate plan is a green tax shift: a $50 per tonne tax on carbon emissions coupled with equivalent cuts to personal income and payroll taxes.
“We urge the other federal parties to adopt this policy without delay,” said Ms. May. “The National Roundtable has added its voice to a growing group of experts who agree that a carbon tax is the most efficient and effective way to quickly reduce carbon emissions. When will Prime Minister Harper end his preoccupation with political expediency and do what is necessary to stop climate change?”
Roundtable on the Environment joins Greens in call for carbon tax
