Real Action on Climate Change - Letter to the Editor

March 18, 2008

Dear Editor,

For years, Canadians concerned about climate change have watched in frustration as successive Liberal governments made empty promise after empty promise on the environment.  Thanks to 13 years of Liberal inaction, Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions rose to 32% above the targets agreed to in the Kyoto Protocol and Canada’s air quality dropped to next-to-last in the OECD.

Last week, a new era of action began as Environment Minister John Baird unveiled tough new environmental regulations that will reduce Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions to 20% below 2006 levels by 2020.

With its Turning the Corner plan, the Conservative Government is taking action by establishing:

Tough mandatory emissions targets across all industrial sectors;
A carbon emissions trading market, including a carbon offset program; and
A market price for carbon.

With real mandatory targets across multiple sectors of the economy, our Government is showing real leadership.  With real action on the environment, our Government is building a brighter future for us all.

Sincerely,

Brian Jean
Member of Parliament, Fort McMurray – Athabasca