You talk about subsidies. You know that the federal government provides subsidies to oil companies through billions of dollars of tax credits each year. We will pay for carbon sequestration through our taxes, as well as for cleaning up Alberta. Seen from space, oil sands operations look like the end of the world.
I am asking that question because we absolutely have to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions before 2050 because of climate change. If we do not, some countries will have to displace their populations and some cities will disappear.
Since I also used to be a city councillor, I am aware of the situation. We do not want any interference from the federal government in our cities. It is already hard enough to answer to the provincial government without also having to answer to the federal government. By the way, that is one of the reasons why I am a sovereignist.
How could we ask cities to plan for the arrival of millions and millions of refugees from all over the world who will have no place to live because of the increased flooding of our planet? That is a sustainable development issue.