Cancelling the cap and trade…

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Cancelling the cap and trade program in the Province of Ontario is akin to cancelling the RIDE Program, it is totally unjustified financially and scientifically. There is science to confirm climate change is occurring and that it is having an negative effect on our environment as per https://climate.nasa.gov/scientific-consensus/. In addition, we also have scientific proof that air pollution, resulting from carbon based fuels are causing premature deaths and long term health ailments and this in turn is increasing healthcare costs at an unsustainable rate. This phenomena is being recognized by developing economies such as India, Chile, China and others and they are investing government capital to address these issues. How can developing nations be focused on this and our highly developed economy is running away from it.
The science is irrefutable that man is creating climate change and there are negative impacts from it as per https://www.washingtonpost.com/energy-environment/2018/10/03/climate-sc…

Surely reducing the health and environmental impacts of climate change needs to trump buck a beer, why are the priorities of our provincial government so poorly aligned to the long term health of our province. If we continue to roll out buck a beer, will the Ontario Government eliminate RIDE programs so that those participating in the buck a beer program will not be hampered with financial hardship should they get charged for driving under the influence???