“To put it in context, the federal government was, at the beginning [of the Vancouver meeting], talking about a $15-per-tonne floor for carbon emissions. We're at $30 a tonne, so we're already double that. But our economy is growing at a faster rate - three per cent of GDP is our projected growth in British Columbia.” GovernmentThreeGrowthTalkingEconomyGrowingMeetingsRateBritishFasterCentsCarbonFederal GovernmentEmissionsColumbiaGdpVancouverCarbon EmissionsBritish Columbia Author:Christy Clark
“hy is it you can impose a new tax and keep your economy growing? Only if you cut other taxes by exactly the same amount. The problem with carbon taxes around the world has been you dump a new tax onto the economy and it's just adding more tax.” IfsWorldHas BeensProblemEconomyCuttingGrowingAmountTaxesAround The WorldCarbonDumpCarbon Tax Author:Christy Clark
“There are limits to what we can do. That's for sure. That is true. One of the downsides of a growing economy [is that] we're accommodating a lot more people. They're buying houses and the market is growing. That is part of the downside of that, but I think that all of us do have to decide to act on it.” PeopleThinkingHouseCan DoEconomyGrowingLimitsBuyingTrue OnesGrowing EconomyBuying A House Author:Christy Clark
