It seems that the Ford…

It seems that the Ford government only follows proper protocol when it is challenged legally…

"Objective truths are established by evidence. Personal truths by faith. Political truths by incessant repetition.". The Ford government is forcing their personal and political truths on us and ahead of established science. This is unjust and only serves a selected few. Not the people of Ontario.”- Neil deGrasse Tyson

The science is overwhelming and clear. Climate change is real and needs to be addressed. We cannot simply stand by and do nothing. The Ford government would prefer to cancel the progress made towards a green economy in favor of incentive's towards burning of fossil fuels and saving people "10 cents litre" in fuel. He is selling us out for votes. Ironically, if we moved away from burning fossil fuels in cars and the government helped to financially support this we would save thousands and thousands of dollars each when we would no longer pay for fuel and used electric or hydrogen cars.

This mentality has to stop. Even if you remove the climate change argument from the debate, why should we have to fight to have clean air or clean water? Why should we let the oil and gas industry continue to ruin this planet with no repercussion for their actions? We wouldn’t let our kids do stupid things without keeping them in check… Yet we still subsidize oil.

Cap and Trade may have flaws but there's no denying that it works. It's our best shot, environmentally and economically, for curbing emissions that drive global warming. To deny this is taking a huge step backwards. The only way to change people’s behaviors is through their wallets. You tax the things that are bad, and people move away from them.

“The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it.”- Neil deGrasse Tyson.

"The integration of cap-and-trade markets today would not only ultimately establish a global carbon price that would diminish reliance on fossil fuels; it would also create a bridge of common intent across boundaries to save the planet despite national conflicts arising today in trade and security matters. Tying our climate fates together would in effect serve as a kind of preemptive version of the Coal and Steel Community." - Washington Post.

I cannot stand by silently and handover a world to my children that I did not fight for. We should all be moving towards a 100% clean economy. Not moving backwards to serve the political ideas and financial coffers of a chosen few at the sacrifice of our environment and future.

"We're running the most dangerous experiment in history right now, which is to see how much carbon dioxide the atmosphere... can handle before there is an environmental catastrophe." -Elon Musk

Clean Energy Canada | August 20, 2018:

“More efficient, cleaner vehicles are creating jobs for Canadians—that’s why most auto suppliers support the standards. Last year Linamar, the second largest Canadian auto parts manufacturer, had record sales and earnings, driven in part by a huge contract to produce axles for electric vehicles."

“If you look around the world, it’s clear that hybrid and electric vehicles are set to become the new norm. Car companies in Germany and China are racing toward that fast-approaching future. Countries like the U.K. and France, meanwhile, are banning gas- and diesel-powered vehicles within a couple of decades."

“We now have an opportunity to ensure the right signals are sent to the Canadian auto sector—an opportunity to ensure we thrive in the years to come.”

The people of Ontario deserve a provincial dedication that aggressively tackles global warming. To do nothing is akin to environmental genocide.

I support maintaining and enhancing the cap and trade program.