Thompson and PCs urge province to commit to no carbon tax

The Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) Caucus has asked the provincial government to commit to not levying another misguided tax on the people of Ontario, specifically a carbon tax.  This is the second in a series of commitments the PC Caucus is asking of the government in advance of its budget.  

 

Speaking on behalf of her party, PC environment and climate change critic Lisa Thompson, Huron-Bruce MPP, discussed the financial burden a carbon tax has placed on residents and businesses in locations where it has been introduced.  
 

"In British Columbia, the carbon tax is costing farmers an extra $4,300 per year, and in Australia, it raised energy prices by nine per cent. A carbon tax is simply a cost Ontario's residents and businesses cannot afford. Ontarians already pay some of the highest energy costs in North America and a carbon tax will only further drive jobs out of this province."

 

Additionally, Thompson charged that the consultations the government has been holding about Ontario's Climate Change Strategy, are really just a cover for the next tax the province will be putting on the people of Ontario. 

 

"In last year's election, the only thing the Liberal government said to the people of Ontario about a carbon tax is that it wouldn't implement one," said Thompson. 

She asked whether premier Kathleen Wynne would stick to her promise and commit to not introducing a new tax.