Cut the GST or Cut Emissions you choose. Which should be THE election issue?
In his column in the Toronto Star this morning business commentator David Crane asks the key question about this election. Is it about ISSUES or spin. So far its been spin, all about tax cuts. Crane on the other hand reminds us that the International Conference on Climate Change, Kyoto2, just finished in Montreal. He says; Global warming should be big election issue, too bad it not going to be.
Global warming should be big election issue
Whether we wanted a winter election or not, we have one courtesy of NDP leader Jack Layton. So we should at least hope the campaign will focus on the big issues facing Canada.One of the most important issues we face is how to deal with climate change. Make no mistake about it; human beings are building up a host of nasty future problems because of our huge dependence on coal, oil and, to a lesser extent, natural gas. Just look at our Arctic, where major warming is already underway. And this is the real question that both Martin and Tory leader Stephen Harper must answer: Do they support a Kyoto-2 beyond 2008-12 and, if so, how would they move to further reduce Canada's greenhouse gas emissions? This is one of the most important issues facing us because unless much more serious efforts are made, by ourselves and other nations, our planet is in serious trouble. Then the GST rate won't matter much.
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