It is vital Ontariens…

It is vital Ontariens continue to participate in the Cap and Trade program. DO NOT SCRAP IT! Our children’s children are depending on us to make the right decisions NOW to ensure they will live in a healthy, sustainable environment. AND it’s economic suicide to scrap a program that is generating Billions in revenue. It’s not YOUR money to play with. You are entrusted to act on behalf of all residents. Not just a chosen few.

The best market-based way to reduce greenhouse gases is a price on carbon, either a direct tax or a cap-and-trade system. In both cases, the government can return the income it earns to the people, so it is not a “tax grab”. And the whole point is for businesses and individuals to take steps to reduce their carbon emissions so they don’t have to pay it.
Ontario's Cap and Trade system, linked with Quebec and California, has brought about $3 billion into our province in its first 1 1/2 years and was paying for actions that further reduce greenhouse gas emissions - like upgrades to buildings, rebates for electric cars, and incentives for innovation.
Eliminating the Cap & Trade program has already had a negative impact on the economy in the form of the loss of local contractor jobs supported by home energy retrofit programs.
Most of Ontario’s carbon emissions come from buildings (particularly how we heat them), and transportation. We must reduce these to reach our current emissions target of 30% below 2010 levels by 2030.

Thank you for this opportunity to provide my informed opinion. Please use it in Ontario’s best interests.