O’Toole Needs a Credible Climate Plan to Win a Federal Election, Analysts Say – The Energy Mix: Newly-elected Conservative leader Erin O’Toole will have a
harder time delivering on his promise to form a national government if
he can’t convince Canadians he cares about climate change and has a plan
to do something about it, according to opinion analysts cited in The
Narwhal’s explainer on the new leader and his policies.
O’Toole, who won the leadership on a promise of “true
blue” conservatism and a “significant boost” from Alberta Premier Jason
Kenney, is promising to “fight the carbon tax with every last breath”,
build a climate strategy based on market-based measures, and put the
cost of greenhouse gas reduction measures on industry rather than having
Canadians foot the bill directly, the publication reports. He’s committed to prop up Alberta’s severely challenged fossil sector, scrap the federal legislation that established the new Impact Assessment Act
and Canadian Energy Regulator, rescind the federal tanker ban on the
north coast of British Columbia, short-circuit environmental reviews for
projects considered “national strategic”, and criminalize rail
blockades.
O’Toole Needs a Credible Climate Plan to Win a Federal Election, Analysts Say – The Energy Mix: Newly-elected Conservative leader Erin O’Toole will have a
harder time delivering on his promise to form a national government if
he can’t convince Canadians he cares about climate change and has a plan
to do something about it, according to opinion analysts cited in The
Narwhal’s explainer on the new leader and his policies.O’Toole, who won the leadership on a promise of “true
blue” conservatism and a “significant boost” from Alberta Premier Jason
Kenney, is promising to “fight the carbon tax with every last breath”,
build a climate strategy based on market-based measures, and put the
cost of greenhouse gas reduction measures on industry rather than having
Canadians foot the bill directly, the publication reports. He’s committed to prop up Alberta’s severely challenged fossil sector, scrap the federal legislation that established the new Impact Assessment Act
and Canadian Energy Regulator, rescind the federal tanker ban on the
north coast of British Columbia, short-circuit environmental reviews for
projects considered “national strategic”, and criminalize rail
blockades.Read More