Bill 4 fails to match the…

Bill 4 fails to match the urgency of the climate crisis and represents a major step backward in the fight against climate change.
It is unfair and unreasonable to eliminate the province’s only climate plan without being transparent with the public about the plan to replace it.
Bill 4 closes Ontario for business to the $26 trillion global clean economy and will have a negative effect on clean jobs and investment.
Pollution pricing must be a pillar for a climate plan to be efficient and effective.
A credible climate plan would include binding targets to shift Ontario towards being 100% carbon neutral by 2050, supported by specific measures in the areas of energy efficiency, home and building heating, transportation, electricity, and climate adaptation.

The consultation process for Bill 4 was insufficient and it ignores the urgency of climate change. It closes Ontario for business to the clean economy and it gives little detail about a replacement plan. Bill 4 does not contain binding emissions targets and it eliminates the most important policy tool: pollution pricing.

The revenue earned by putting a price on carbon can be put to good use by reducing the amount of income tax paid by Ontario's tax payers.

We need profitable plans to do our part in the climate crisis, making GHG reductions a priority across all ministries in government. Time and money is wasted when problematic legislation such as Bill 4, as well government programs and spending plans, undermine our climate obligations.