A new CCPA (National) report by Marc Lee and myself argues that Canada’s tax system needs a “fairness” overhaul and presents a framework for progressive tax reform. Those of you who have been following our tax work so far will find this study a great complement to the BC Tax Options Paper. Tax policy is [...]
Entries Tagged as 'carbon tax'
Fairness by design: a framework for tax reform in Canada
February 14th, 2013 · Iglika Ivanova · Comments Off · Taxes, Transparency & accountability
Tags: carbon tax·income taxes·inequality·tax cuts·tax fairness·tax loopholes·tax reform·Taxes
Bringing a vision of climate justice into focus
May 28th, 2012 · Seth Klein · 1 Comment · Climate change, Economy
One of the key barriers to change facing those of us working towards climate justice is the lack of a clear vision. By advocating for bold climate action, we are asking people to embrace dramatic change — yet the picture of their new life remains fuzzy and difficult to imagine. Compounding this challenge is the [...]
Tags: carbon tax·Climate change
Inequality undermines collective action on climate change
May 23rd, 2012 · Seth Klein · Comments Off · Climate change, Poverty, inequality & welfare
Much has been written of late about the costs of inequality — the social and health costs, the costs to democracy and social cohesion, and the costs to the economy and productivity. But here’s another cost to rising inequality that has received less consideration — the costs to our climate. As we seek to urge [...]
A Challenge to BC’s Leadership Candidates: Dare to Be Bold and to Tell Us the Truth
January 4th, 2011 · Seth Klein · 15 Comments · Climate change, Economy, Environment, resources & sustainability, Poverty, inequality & welfare, Taxes
Some thoughts on what I’d love to hear in the current leadership contests: As a number of fundamental crises become more apparent (ecological and economic, not to mention the democratic deficit), the public is looking for bold ideas and bold leadership. Sadly, too many political strategists (as they will confess in private company) operate on [...]
Tags: campaign·carbon tax·child poverty·inequality·leadership·poverty reduction·role of government
Now for some disaster relief on the homefront
January 22nd, 2010 · Marc Lee · 1 Comment · Climate change, Employment & labour, Poverty, inequality & welfare
I’ve been very pleasantly surprised at the public response to the tragic earthquake in Haiti. I’ve seen donations being collected through school bake sales, at the liquor store, and on Hockey Night in Canada, among the usual channels for such stuff. It’s nice to know that, collectively, we care, in spite of the neglect of [...]
Tags: carbon tax·Haiti·Olympics
James at the UBCM: A welcome move off revenue-neutrality
October 6th, 2009 · Seth Klein · Comments Off · Climate change, Economy, Taxes
In her speech last Thursday to the annual meeting of the Union of BC Municipalities, NDP leader Carole James declared: “I am calling on the provincial government to cancel the corporate tax cuts that are scheduled to come in over the next two years related to the carbon tax. And let’s put that money into [...]
Reading the entrails of BC's election
May 13th, 2009 · Marc Lee · Comments Off · Economy, Environment, resources & sustainability, Privatization, P3s & public services, Provincial budget & finance
Three-peat. Hat trick. The media is full of jubilation for the re-election of the Campbell Liberals. But looking at the numbers, it was actually quite close: the BC Liberals got 45.7% of the popular vote, compared to 42.2% for the NDP. This slim margin validates the Angus Reid polling camp, which came closest on estimating [...]
Tags: campaign·carbon tax·election results·Greens·Liberals·NDP·polling
Planet Before Politics
May 11th, 2009 · Marc Lee · Comments Off · Climate change, Environment, resources & sustainability
I signed the following open letter published in the Globe on the weekend. I cannot take any credit for organizing or writing the letter (hat tip to Ian Bruce of the David Suzuki Foundation). On the other hand, I can say that I have co-published with David Suzuki! It’s time to put the planet before [...]
Tags: cap-and-trade·carbon tax·cycling·David Suzuki·global warming·greenhouse gas·passenger rail·public transit·Suzuki Foundation·transportation
Towards an effective and fair carbon reduction strategy
May 8th, 2009 · George Heyman · Comments Off · Environment, resources & sustainability
This oped by myself and Colin Campbell appeared in the Vancouver Sun’s online edition: Towards an effective and fair carbon reduction strategy By George Heyman and Dr. Colin Campbell, May 7, 2009 The latest science on global warming shows we must rapidly slash carbon emissions, or face catastrophic impacts on our civilization by the end [...]
Tags: cap and dividend·carbon footprint·carbon tax·Colin Campbell·global warming·greenhouse gas·Sierra Club
