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My brother-in-law was talking Canadian politics last night and he told me about the Liberal Party's "Green Shift" plan. He said it appears to be the defining issue so far for the next election, with the Conservatives frothing at the mouth in outrage at (and perhaps fear of) the plan, and the Liberals casting the revenue-neutral plan (“For every dollar raised in taxes there will be a dollar returned to Canadians in tax cuts") as the solution to the economy, environment, and everything. I haven't read the details of the plan yet, but it does sound like a good direction to start thinking in, and the boiled-down soundbite is pretty compelling: Tax things you want to discourage (pollution, waste) and reduce taxes on things you want to encourage (income, innovation).

Stéphane Dion :

The Liberal Green Shift is as powerful as it is simple. We will cut taxes on those things we want more of such as income, investment and innovation. And we will shift taxes to what we all want less of: pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and waste. We need to make polluters pay and put every single penny back into the hands of Canadians.

The Green Shift Plan will be good for the environment and good for the economy. Good for the planet and good for your wallet. We need to make real progress in the fight against climate crisis, and at the same time make our economy more competitive. While energy prices continue to rise, we need to encourage energy efficiency.

Some have said that nobody would have the courage or the political will to do what we believe is right. We need to do it. We will do it.

(Note that the Green Party has their own -- more ambitious -- carbon tax plan)

Links:

• The Liberal's Green Shift plan, official site | PDF of plan | PDF of brochure
• Carbon Tax Center summary and opinion of the Liberal's Green Shift plan
  
• CBC article about "epic policy battle" that will be set off by this plan

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