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Do you accept the evidence of human-caused global warming? If so, what policy measures do you support to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? If not, why not?
Responses to the question: "Do you accept the evidence of human-caused global warming? If so, what policy measures do you support to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? If not, why not?"
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3 Candidate Responses (top)
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| Candidate | Brief Response | Full Response |
| Greg Lenko | Yes | Humans are definitely partially responsible for climate change. While there is evidence that suggests climate change is cyclical there is also evidence indicating that since the industrial revolution humans have sped up the cycle which we are experiencing the effects of now and will continue to experience and speed up if more isn't done to offset the effects we are having locally and globally. The Green Party seems to be the ONLY party addressing climate change even though in recent weeks the South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu came to Canada to speak about it and the US Environmental Protection Agency unveiled new plans in which the US will address climate change. |
| Hans Wienhold | No | The whole AGW project is nothing more than a massive hoax perpetrated by the clingers-on to the fully discredited central planning model of economic and social organization. (I.E. Communism.)
Therefore, I do not support any policies to reduce greenhouse gases. Furthermore, even if it were true that man made CO2 emissions are causing the planet to heat up, it's by no means certain that the results would be catastrophic. They might even be beneficial. For example, plant life is known to thrive in a CO2 rich environment. Finally, the notion that a bunch of conniving politicians and their cronies could be trusted to successfully engineer an optimal climate for the planet is simply laughable. They can't even properly fix the roads. |
| Monique Taylor | Yes | Yes. The Ontario NDP accepts and supports the consensus in the scientific community regarding human-caused global warming. We know that serious action is needed to tackle climate change now. Failure to act will jeopardize our well-being and the future of the generations that follow us. That's why the Ontario NDP has pushed the Liberal government to join Quebec in putting a price on carbon emissions via a cap-and-trade system. This would help Ontario reach its reduction target. Legislators have the power and responsibility to lead efforts to combat climate change.
An NDP government would legislate a cap-and-trade program for Ontario and improve Ontario's greenhouse gas emission target by five per cent, reducing emissions to 20 per cent below 1990 levels by 2020. We would re-affirm Ontario's commitment to bringing emissions to 80 per cent below 1990 levels by 2050. Unfortunately, the Liberals have failed to take climate change seriously. Kathleen Wynne's plan will only take Ontario about half way to meeting the 2020 targets that the Liberals themselves set. Ontario's Environmental Commissioner recently concluded that "in the absence of a renewed effort, the [Liberal] government is failing our future." This province needs decisive action to tackle climate change, not more broken promises from the Liberals. |
Response Summary (top)
| Brief Response | Count | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 2 | 66.7% |
| No | 1 | 33.3% |
| Maybe | 0 | 0.0% |
3 Candidates Have Not Responded (top)
| Hamilton Mountain | ||
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| Albert Marshall | ||
| Brian Goodwin | ||
| Javid Mirza | ||
