Want to know how @CanadianGreens bring big, bold policies to life? Follow the journey of our carbon border adjustment policy:
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August: As a candidate in the Green Party leadership race, I called for the creation of a carbon border adjustment as a tool to help reduce global GHG emissions. I said it was the chance of a lifetime for Canada to lead on the climate. #cdnpoli https://twitter.com/annamiepaul/status/1298734532645081091
September: My advocacy for a carbon border adjustment policy is picked up by CBC and highlighted as the leadership race nears its end. #cdnpoli
October: After initially expressing skepticism about the policy, media reports that the government is now taking “great interest” in carbon tariffs. #cdnpoli
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-environment-minister-says-trudeaus-government-is-taking-great/
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-environment-minister-says-trudeaus-government-is-taking-great/
November: @JoeBiden - who campaigned in support of a carbon border tariff - is elected. @CanadianGreens put out a statement calling on the government to seize this chance to negotiate a Canada-U.S. carbon border adjustment. #cdnpoli https://www.greenparty.ca/en/media-release/2020-11-09/annamie-paul-announces-north-america-wide-carbon-border-adjustment-and-safe
Now: A carbon border adjustment is described in the media as "inevitable". #cdnpoli https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-ivison-carbon-border-tax-under-biden-likely-not-imminent-but-it-may-be-inevitable
This is why we need to elect more Greens. @CanadianGreens is the party that generates the big policy ideas on the issues that matter the most. #cdnpoli