Ditching the Environment for a Tax Credit

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The Honourable Scott Brison, P.C., M.P., the Member for Kings—Hants and the Environment Critic for Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition, today indicated that a recent endeavour of the current Government of Canada in terms of transferring money from environment and anti-climate change projects to a transportation tax credit.

The current Government, led by the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, P.C., M.P., the Member for Calgary Southwest and the Prime Minister of Canada, intends to cut the total funding to Environment Canada by up to eighty percent, in order to finance a transport tax credit, which could amount to up to two billion dollars (CAD$2 000 000 000.00).

Liberal Party of Canada[/color]]Mr. Brison pointed to news reports citing documents that confirm the Conservative government plans to include this five-year tax credit in the upcoming budget even though Environment Canada’s own assessment of the initiative states that it won’t noticeably increase transit ridership, nor will it effectively lower GHG emission or help reduce pollution.

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[RandomChat.ca]

RE: Ditching the Environm

A few changes should be made that is for sure! The kind of things that are in the kyoto accord should be incl.

 

[Jersay]

But he doesn't want Kyoto so it is only dreaming to believe he will put parts that are apart or include Kyoto is unbelievable. Not going to happen with this government