Budget | Citizens' Climate Lobby Canada

June 20, 2020
OPEN LETTER: Submission to the Canadian Response to the COVID Pandemic
June 20, 2020
Post-COVID Canada must climb out of huge debt, address income inequality, and tackle the climate emergency. This can be done. When he regained power in 1935 during the Great Depression, Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King implemented relief programs such as the National Housing Act and National Employment Commission…

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May 18, 2020
Media Release: Climate Lobby Group Forges Ahead Online During COVID Crisis
May 18, 2020
At the end of his presentation, Jason Dion acknowledged CCL Canada for its work on carbon fee and dividend: “You folks were saying it early and often and should take some credit for where we are today.”

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March 29, 2020
LASER TALK: Canada’s carbon pricing policy – The Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act
March 29, 2020
There are two elements of the federal carbon pricing policy:
1. A charge on fossil fuels that is generally payable by fuel producers or distributors
2. For businesses and industries that qualify, they will enroll in an Output-based Carbon Pricing System. They will pay a carbon price based on their…

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March 28, 2020
OPEN LETTER: Trust in Science in Budget 2020 – UPDATED
March 28, 2020
Thus, be rest assured if the budget protects and perhaps improves Canada’s carbon pricing policy, Citizens’ Climate Lobby groups in over 100 ridings will be cheering you on because, at Citizens’ Climate Lobby, we stand behind the politicians who stand up for the climate and, therefore, the long-term interests…

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January 16, 2020
Media Release: Climate-Concerned Citizens Urged to Participate in Budget Consultations #YourBudget
January 16, 2020
The federal government has a tight deadline for pre-budget consultations. Submissions should be made as soon as possible. The deadline to submit ideas for the Ontario budget is February 11, 2020. Please use the hashtag #YourBudget on social media.

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May 23, 2019
MEDIA RELEASE: Citizen Lobbyists Bring Non Partisan Message to Solve the Most Urgent Challenge of Our Time
May 23, 2019
Lawyer Josh Ginsberg from Ecojustice walked the volunteers through the details of the Saskatchewan Ruling and how the federal government’s Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act is constitutionally valid. Two key rulings were that the “GHG pricing is regarded as essential” and “Climate change is doubtless an emergency in the…

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