Why Ford's Bill 4 is…

Why Ford's Bill 4 is insufficient:
- 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.

What SHOULD be happening:
- Adopt carbon fee and dividend
- Focus on energy efficiency in homes and buildings
- Electrify our transportation system
- Support jobs and investment in the clean economy
- Make our electricity system clean, affordable, and community-owned
- Prepare Ontario for climate impacts

The cap and trade program is an appropriate mechanism to limit and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and provides incentives to those who innovate and can reduce or limit our impacts. Much more should be done This short-sighted approach is irresponsible at best, and more accurately reckless for the current and future generations. The fact that this repeal only requires a "climate plan" after cap and trade is eliminated shows there has been no planning to enact this. Creating a comprehensive climate plan should be the FIRST STEP - not an afterthought!