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Originally Posted by belsarius
You are right. They never specifically said carbon tax. Let me rephrase then, they promised to combat climate change and reducing emissions by looking at how other jurisdictions approached the problem, including a carbon tax system like in BC or a cap and trade system as used in other jurisdictions.
Ultimately they chose to go with the carbon tax as the best method.
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The NDP's platform included 7 environmental planks. None suggested a carbon tax or implied borrowing such an idea from other jurisdictions (yes, you'll point to 5.13 but that's a stretch. Heck, it wasn't even part of the first steps shown as examples even though it came first). Just admit it, they straight up sprung it on Albertans out of no where.
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(5.9) We will establish a green retrofitting loan program that will assist Alberta families, farms and small businesses to reduce their energy usage affordably, which will reduce environmental impacts and create jobs in the construction industry.
(5.10) We will phase out coal-fired electricity generation to reduce smog and greenhouse gas emissions and expand cleaner, greener sources, including wind and solar and more industrial cogeneration in the oil sands, all of which will improve both the environment and the health of Albertans.
(5.11) We will end the PCs’ costly and ineffective Carbon Capture and Storage experiment and reinvest the 2015/16component of this project into construction of public transit, which will help reduce families’ transportation costs and reduce greenhouse gases and other air pollutants.
(5.12) We will strengthen environmental standards, inspection, monitoring and enforcement to protect Alberta’s water, land and air. We will build standards based on independent science and international best practices, designed transparently in careful consultation with Albertans.
(5.13) We will take leadership on the issue of climate change and make sure Alberta is part of crafting solutions with stakeholders, other provinces and the federal government. First steps will include an energy efficiency strategy and a renewable energy strategy.
(5.14) We will ban gas drilling in urban areas.
(5.15) And we will protect the Castle Wilderness Area.
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https://www.poltext.org/sites/poltex...tform_2015.pdf
(Had to go to this weird site for the platform because it looks like the NDP took it down off of their site)