Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  They were effective towards the individual consumer. We saw that when the carbon tax was implemented to industrial activities, there were limitations to the extent that such a tax could be levied.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee   of the environment committee, who is a fine fellow, and I want to make that clear. At the time, Mr. Mills said: Placing the control of greenhouse gas emissions under the CEPA would be a de facto carbon tax, which would result in the loss of thousands of jobs and would increase the cost of heat

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  I'm not recommending a target for the country. What I'd like to provide to the country are the marginal costs of different target levels. The target you see in the diagram in front of you says that we would have to shift toward a carbon tax or its equivalent through regulation

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee   or unrealistic, and it is neither. However, Canada must be prepared to spend money. The government's first budget in May 2005 slashed climate change spending from $4 billion to $2 billion over the following five years. If we need money, this is the time to create a green fund, a carbon tax

Business of Supply  , an international emissions trading system or a carbon tax? Could they please explain to the Canadian people what it is they intend to do in this regard. I also asked the minister if he could tell us what the price of a tonne of carbon was today in the European and Chicago markets. He could

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee   at it compared to others. Would you use a science and technology approach? Would you use a research and development fund? We're not interested in a carbon tax, but what other compliance mechanisms would you use? We'd consider this in that context. Certainly there are some benefits to it. I

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you minister, and welcome. You initially ruled out the possibility of having a carbon tax, and by extension the possibility of having a polluter-pay policy. You then ruled out the possibility of having an international carbon exchange

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  We're not looking at a carbon tax. I know one of the leaders in the Liberal Party has proposed that. That doesn't mean we don't embrace the idea of “polluter pays”. We think we can achieve that through compliance mechanisms. I think that is important. That's certainly something

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  I disagree with the notion of a carbon tax. Our approach will be to provide regulation for industry to ensure that we reduce both greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants. We're not looking at a carbon-based tax. I know this has been a proposal that has been talked about

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee   feeling about the less costly and more efficient option when it comes to reducing greenhouse gases? Do you think a carbon trading market or a carbon tax would be more efficient for Canadians?

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Thank you, Minister. Can you help Canadians understand and tell us what the difference is between a carbon trading system and a carbon tax?

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  A carbon trading system is certainly up and running in the European Union, whereas a carbon tax.... I suppose it would depend on what kind of proposal you were making. It would be in the eye of the beholder. You know, some people—

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Which countries, for example, have a carbon tax today, Minister?

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  A carbon tax is not a solution that I have explored, because I don't think the tax system is the regime to do that. We don't sit around the cabinet table dreaming up ways to increase taxes. That's certainly more common in the McGuinty family than it is in the Harper cabinet.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Thank you. Mr. Villeneuve, you touched briefly on intensity targets. We heard from Mr. Boyd on that. You had mentioned a desire to perhaps expand on that, and I wonder if you would like to. Secondly, I didn't hear you speak specifically to carbon tax and your thoughts on its