Economy
Feds can’t say which regulations to cut greenhouse gas emissions are working: audit
Environment Commissioner Jerry DeMarco speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, Tuesday, April 26, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Environment Commissioner Jerry DeMarco says the federal government doesn’t know how well its regulations are working to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.
One of his spring audits issued today looks at five regulations intent on reducing emissions from cars and trucks, power plants and oil and gas production.
DeMarco says while Environment and Climate Change Canada used scientific modelling to estimate how many emissions each of the regulations would eliminate, it did not measure or report whether it was actually happening.
DeMarco says that means the government simply doesn’t know if the policies it’s enforcing are actually working.
Canada’s overall emissions have fallen in recent years, but the department told him it is difficult to determine how much can be attributed to individual policies because some of them overlap.
While emissions from electricity generation have fallen in recent years, those coming from vehicles and the oil and gas industry have both increased.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 20, 2023.
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation applauds Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre’s income tax cut, which will save a two-income family up to an estimated $1,800.
“Poilievre is providing significant tax relief for people working hard to make ends meet,” said Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director. “The best way the government can make life more affordable is to let people keep more of their own money and Poilievre’s tax cut would do just that.”
Today, Poilievre announced he would cut the lowest income tax bracket from 15 to 12.75 per cent. Poilievre estimates this would save a two-income family up to $1,800.
“We will free up money for this tax cut by eliminating waste, cutting bureaucracy and consultants and capping spending with a dollar-for-dollar law,” Poilievre said.
Poilievre’s tax cut is more than double the income tax cut promised by Liberal Party Leader Mark Carney.
Carney announced he would cut the lowest income tax bracket by one percentage point. Carney estimates that would save a two-income family up to $825.
“It’s great to see the two major parties dueling over who can cut taxes the most and Poilievre is providing twice as much income tax relief as Carney,” Terrazzano said. “Now we need to see big tax cuts for Canadian businesses to make them more competitive in the wake of American tariffs.
News release from The Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses of Canada
“Trump Endorses Carney, Poilievre Endorses Canada”
The Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses of Canada (CCMBC) strongly supports the election of Pierre Poilievre as the next Prime Minister of Canada. CCMBC President Catherine Swift stated “Canadian business has been undermined for 10 years by the post-national, anti-business Liberal agenda, and the ability of our members to create well-paying jobs has been seriously impaired. Mark Carney, who has been a key advisor to the Trudeau Liberals for years, will continue this destructive approach.”
International Monetary Fund data show Canada has had the worst growth per capita among developed nations for the last decade, directly as a result of Liberal government policies. Many analysts are referring to this period as Canada’s lost decade, which will merely be extended by a Carney-led government. Swift added “We have never seen any concern for the small- and medium-sized business (SME) community, which represents half of Canada’s GDP, from Carney. His globalist policies only involve large crony capitalists and top-down regulatory overload to the detriment of SMEs.”
It is not surprising that US President Trump recently stated that he would prefer to deal with a Liberal Prime Minister, as Trump would prefer the weaker economy the Liberals have created and which will continue under Carney’s anti-free market agenda. Poilievre has committed to unleashing Canada’s resource wealth and eliminating the industrial carbon tax, essential elements for a Canadian economic revival. Swift concluded “Where Trump endorses Carney, Pierre Poilievre endorses Canada. We firmly believe a Poilievre government will build a stronger Canada, where businesses can succeed and Canadians thrive. This is why we are endorsing Pierre Poilievre for Prime Minister.”
The CCMBC was formed in 2016 with a mandate to advocate for proactive and innovative policies that are conducive to manufacturing and business retention and safeguarding job growth in Canada.
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