By Anthony Furey
Maybe the Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau occasionally does things that aren’t to do with climate change. Maybe.
But you’d only notice that if you’re an Ottawa bubble policy junkie who follows the ins and outs of Parliament.
Zoom out though and from a bird’s eye view, it seems that all the Liberals do is roll out a never-ending series of climate-related projects.
Consider the speed and volume of some of the recent announcements:
There’s the upcoming increase to the carbon tax that will happen this April. This will see the carbon tax price per litre on gas go up to 14 cents.
On December 20, Trudeau’s plastic bag ban came into effect. Consumers now have to either bring their bags or pay $3 – that’s the price of a large canvas bag at Walmart – to carry home their purchases.
Also last month, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault announced that the government was mandating the percentage of automotive sales of new vehicles that must be electric vehicles – beginning with 20% in 2026 and 100% by 2035. It’s truly bizarre to think the government believes it’s their job to legislate private sector sales ratios.