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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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4 Candidate Responses (top)
| Hamilton Centre | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Brief Response | Full Response |
| Bob Mann | Yes | Yes, the scientific evidence is undeniable. This is a global problem and requires centralized social planning, socialism. Short of that there should be very rigid and enforced environmental controls, not programs that allow the wealthy corporations to purchase “footprints” or other nonsense. |
| Donna Tiqui-Shebib | Yes | Yes, and as such, I believe that it is our responsibility to address the causes of global warming, in collaboration with industry, and through engaging citizens to do their part. Before the opposition precipitated the election, the Ministry of Environment was in the midst of consultations on developing a GHG reduction program. If given another mandate, an Ontario Liberal government will complete consultations with industry, environmental groups, and interested stakeholders to ensure that Ontario adopts an effective GHG emissions reduction program that strikes the right balance for affected sectors.
In addition, Ontario Liberals are the only party to speak to climate change, and commit to meeting our climate change targets in our platform this election. In the absence of meaningful action at the federal level, Ontario will continue to take the lead, building on our historic closure of dirty coal-fired power plants. We will meet our 2014 and 2020 Greenhouse Gas Emission targets through a variety of measures, including investing in better transit, ensuring new buildings are as energy efficient as possible, implementing new rules for clean bio-diesel that are the toughest in Canada, and helping big industry reduce their reliance on coal. |
| John Vail | Maybe | Thanks for the questions but in my opinion they are better directed to municipal candidates as the questions relate directly to municipal issues and not to provincial issues which are jobs, the provincial economy, the provincial deficit, provincial debt reduction, and lower provincial taxes |
| Peter Ormond | Yes | I do believe in climate change, and the anthropogenic impacts of man. I've attended several of United Nations conferences on Climate Change as a delegate of the Climate Action Network and also as a media person.
We know the measures. Live locally. Invest in local business. Simplify. Go low-tech. Eat less meat. Eat lower on the food chain. Buy less stuff. Buy local. Fly less or not at all. Don't drive. They're all simple. However, the key is to understand the cumulative impact of small measures by many. We know all of this stuff, but just have to start acting on it. Kinda like voting Green. As fuel prices rise, efficiency is necessary for companies to stay open. Mass transit, more efficient homes, distributed energy throughout our communities and a deep rethink and revitalization of our energy system are required. The transformation is inevitable. The question really is: "how long do we want to resist it"? I'd be embracing Green with both arms. And with my vote. |
Response Summary (top)
| Brief Response | Count | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 3 | 75.0% |
| No | 0 | 0.0% |
| Maybe | 1 | 25.0% |
2 Candidates Have Not Responded (top)
| Hamilton Centre | ||
|---|---|---|
| Andrea Horwath | ||
| Peter Melanson | ||
