ADVOCACY CORNER The Advocacy Corner will be featured in the newsletter on a bi-monthly basis. We will continue to monitor and track all policy related issues that matter to you, our members, in the lead up to and following the federal election.
close, whispers of a federal election have been rekindled. Earlier this month, the federal Liberals signaled the likelihood of a fall election when the national campaign co-chairs declared a “state of electoral urgency,” a procedural move that will allow the party to speed up the nomination processes for local candidates ahead of the next federal election. Pandemic management and vaccine roll-out (for better or worse) will be key talking points as the parties each ready their electoral platforms. Who has a better recovery plan? “Secure the Future,” demand the Conservatives. “Build Back Better,” boast the Liberals. Every party will be competing to make the most compelling pitch to the electorate. Key among the pandemic recovery commitments will be a renewed promise to secure Canada’s ‘clean growth’ agenda. To inform our advocacy work and to ensure our members are in the loop, here is a recap of where the parties stand on carbon pricing here in Canada:
By Michelle Coates Mather, Vice President, CIPMA
Politicians betting carbon pricing still top of mind for voters As the final days of the legislative calendar drew to a
Liberal Party: Price on Pollution The federal Liberals positioned their re-election in 2019 as an endorsement of their carbon price plan. In the past few months, they have made it clear they see a path to electoral victory by doubling down on pre-existing commitments and championing a green recovery plan as the responsible path toward post-pandemic healing and ensuring a gradual transition to net-zero by 2050. How the plan works: Under the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, which came into force on June 21, 2018, the federal carbon pollution pricing system (also
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