Mark Carney is promising to get rid of the federal carbon tax.
The candidate for the federal Liberal party leader, and former governor of the Bank of Canada, spoke at Pier 21 in Halifax Friday morning.
Instead of the carbon tax, Carney would reward people for using green energy alternatives and make big polluters pay for it. A few of those green alternatives would include better home insulation, an energy efficient appliance, or an electric car.
He also says he would punish oil imports to spur more domestic oil and gas production.
“Since Canada’s current climate policy has become too divisive, it’s time for a new, more effective climate plan that everyone can get behind. It’s a plan that makes our economy more competitive. It grows good jobs today, and it will grow better ones in the future,” he says.
Carney adds they will do all of this while lowering costs for Canadian households.
In the system, the big polluters, or companies, would pay to help others reduce their emissions, something Carney calls the “consumer carbon credit market.”
“What’s the bottom line? Canada can become a clean energy superpower and make the most of our existing oil and gas resources during the transition,” says Carney.
