In 2009, The McGuinty government started to prepare the ground for a carbon tax under the cap and trade approach. It has a planned implementation in 2012.
They are proposing amendments to the Environmental Protection Act. This proposal put the first steps in motion for a cap-and-trade system in Ontario. The proposed legislation is posted on the Environmental Registry under Registry number 010-6467
This is another McGuinty tax in the works.
If you elect him for another 4 years, you will be paying for the CO2 you are exhaling.
More info on this can be found here:
http://www.ebr.gov.on.ca/ERS-WEB-External/displaynoticecontent.do?noticeId=MTA2Mzk3
http://www.ebr.gov.on.ca/ERS-WEB-External/displaynoticecontent.do?noticeId=MTA2NjU5
http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/environment/en/category/climate_change/
http://news.ontario.ca/ene/en/2009/05/fact-sheet---ontarios-approach-to-cap-and-trade.html
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/cap-and-trade-plan-now-lies-with-provinces-minister-106943428.html
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