aggregated from: Stephen Rees's blog

CBC, Globe % Mail and the Wilderness Committee press releaseWhatever credibility this government thought it had as a result of its carbon tax and its program to expand run of the river power projects has now been completely lost. The impact on Tran...

topics: carbon-tax, economy, emissions, environment, greenhouse-gas

aggregated from: Stephen Rees's blog

BC Local NewsWhen I first saw the announcement from the Province that they were going to review Translink and BC Ferries, I did not immediately see any need to comment.BC Ferries is in deep doo-doo and has been for some time because none of the c...

topics: carbon-tax, mayor, ndp, port-moody, provincial-government

aggregated from: Stephen Rees's blog

Vaughan Palmer in the Sun kicks the ball into the open goal. I am not sure if the the tax on bikes is actually the most important feature but it does once again give the lie to the Liberal s pretence to care about greenhouse gas emissions or urban ...

topics: bc-rail, business, carbon-tax, developers, election

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Globe and MailFrances Bula writes about the problem of funding transit expansion as though it were a dialogue between two levels of government the province and the Mayors of the region. But it clearly is not a dialogue of equals. Transit expansion ...

topics: bc-rail, carbon-tax, emissions, environment, environmental

aggregated from: North Vancouver Politics.com

Although not an issue specific to North Vancouver, every time you go to your local pump here you are paying a carbon tax. Ideally it's a good idea to have individuals take responsibility to reduce ghg but, does this carbon tax work? I think not. I...

topics: carbon-tax, david-suzuki, north-vancouver, politics

aggregated from: Stephen Rees's blog

CBCThe consultation on the plan has not yet been completed. No decision has been made on funding. But even so Ken Hardie is saying that the Evergreen Line is toast. This line from Lougheed to Coquitlam has been a political football for twenty years. ...

topics: bc-government, business, carbon-tax, climate-change, coquitlam

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The head of the truckers association has a longish opinion piece in the Straight. It is not exactly helpful. The province has, predictably, rejected out of hand the suggestion from the Mayors, business, labour, and environment leaders to use $450m...

topics: business, carbon-tax, election, employment, environment

aggregated from: TheTyee.ca

Most in BC, except in Vancouver, are opposed to the increase. ...

topics: carbon-tax, tax

aggregated from: Langley Politics Dotcom

I have no inside knowledge on this, but yesterday's big Regional Transportation Accord announcement has Mayor Dianne Watts's fingerprints all over it. Taking a cue from the Livability Accord strategy, Lower Mainland mayors have signed off--along with...

topics: carbon-tax, councillor, environmental, liberals, mayor

aggregated from: TheTyee.ca

So why is leader James dropping the issue? ...

topics: ndp, tax