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THE PARIS AGREEMENT
Table of Contents
7 THE FAILED TRUDEAU CARBON TAX
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GREEN TECHNOLOGY, NOT TAXES
GREEN INVESTMENT STANDARDS
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A CLEANER AND GREENER NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
MANAGING INVASIVE SPECIES AND MAJOR PESTS
MANAGING PROTECTED AREAS
37 MANAGING OUR WETLANDS
49 50
PROTECTING OUR OCEANS
TAKING THE CLIMATE CHANGE FIGHT GLOBAL
THREE WAYS WE WILL SHOW LEADERSHIP
GREEN EXPANSION ACCELERATOR
56 EXPANDING GREEN BONDS
58 LAUNCHING THE 'CANADIAN CLEAN' BRAND
60 ENDNOTES
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MESSAGE FROM
ANDREW SCHEER
I am proud to present A Real Plan to Protect protection without taking money out of Canadians’
Our Environment, a plan that will conserve our pockets. Our plan does not have a carbon tax.
environment for future generations, protect our
children from the effects of climate change, and A Real Plan to Protect Our Environment is built on
make a real impact on global emissions reduction. three guiding principles:
Conservatives have a proud legacy when it comes 1. Green Technology, Not Taxes
to managing Canada’s natural environment and
improving Canada’s environmental performance. 2. A Cleaner and Greener Natural
Environment
This legacy spans the full history of our country.
The founder of our party and Canada’s first 3. Taking the Climate Change Fight Global
Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, laid the
groundwork for the national parks system and The Conservative record of environmental
created the first three – Banff, Yoho, and Glacier. achievement stands in stark contrast to the Liberal
record of failure.
Years later, Prime Minister Robert Borden
championed Arctic exploration to establish a Ever since the days of the Kyoto Accord – which
scientific understanding of our northern frontier, previous Liberal governments committed to and
with his efforts ultimately recognized in the naming then repeatedly failed to reach – Liberals have
of Borden Island. been all talk and no action on the environment.
Prime Minister John Diefenbaker further Justin Trudeau’s signature so-called environmental
entrenched Canada’s Arctic sovereignty with his policy is, in reality, not an environmental policy
Roads to Resources policy while also enshrining in at all. His Carbon Tax gives big polluters a pass
legislation Canadian Environment Week, an annual while punishing Canadians for driving to work and
tradition encouraging environmental action that heating their homes.
continues to this day.
In fact, Canadian families and small businesses
Brian Mulroney – named Canada’s greenest Prime will pay 92% of Trudeau’s Carbon Tax, while big
Minister in 2006 – negotiated the Canada-United polluters are only on the hook for 8%. It is no
States acid rain treaty, created eight new national wonder Canada will miss its emissions reductions
parks, and brought in the Canadian Environmental targets under the Paris Agreement with the
Protection Act, Canada’s first ever comprehensive Trudeau Liberal plan. The Liberals may talk about
pollution law. climate action, but by every measure, they aren’t as
advertised.
The previous Conservative government, led
by Stephen Harper, achieved a net decline of A Real Plan to Protect Our Environment is
greenhouse gas emissions between 2007 and 2015 Canada’s best chance to meet the Paris targets.
through targeted programs in the agriculture,
Our plan balances the need for Canada to fight
transportation, and energy sectors.
climate change by lowering emissions with our
This plan – A Real Plan to Protect Our core promise of leaving more money in Canadians’
Environment – builds on our proud Conservative pockets and letting them get ahead.
legacy.
Andrew Scheer,
Leader of Canada’s Conservatives
Vancouver, BC Ottawa, ON 3
INTRODUCTION While natural events can account for some
temperature change, research and data
show that human activities are a major
contributing factor. It is now considered
A Real Plan to Protect Our extremely likely that more than half of the
Environment is the result increase in global surface temperature
of hard work, endless between 1951 and 2010 has been
caused by man-made greenhouse gas
stakeholder consultations,
and great independent The United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on contributions1.
research. Climate Change (IPCC) notes an overall average When it comes to emissions, Canada is a
small contributor to the global problem. By
Canada’s Conservatives
recognize that climate
temperature increase of about 0.85oC since 1880[2][3]. most measures, we account for about 1.6%
of total global emissions[4][5][6].
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THE FAILED TRUDEAU CARBON TAX
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Yellowknife, NWT SOURCE: GOVERNMENT OF CANADA
The Trudeau Carbon Tax is a
revenue plan, not an environment
A Real Plan to Protect Our Environment
plan.
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GREEN TECHNOLOGY,
NOT TAXES
Green Technology, Not Taxes is their families. Seniors in rural British environmentally friendly Canada also has a strong culture
the best way to lower Canada’s Columbia often have no other alternatives available. We can of corporate responsibility. There
emissions. A Real Plan to Protect option but to heat their homes with do this without making the lives are many businesses – big and
Our Environment supports affordable and reliable natural gas of Canadians harder and more small – that want to do their part.
green technology innovation, or propane. Middle-class families expensive.
development, and adoption here in just trying to pay their bills do not As a government, it will be our
Canada, without making life more always have the flexibility to make Canada is well positioned to be a responsibility to make sure that
expensive with new taxes. different choices, and sometimes, top contributor of clean technology our policies encourage those who
those choices simply aren’t available development. Our country boasts want to act to reduce emissions,
The Trudeau Liberals put a carbon to them. In the end, Trudeau’s a skilled workforce, strong financial while remaining competitive and
tax in place to make driving your Carbon Tax takes money out of system, access to global markets able to grow.
car and heating your home more your pockets and puts it into the and proximity to key trading markets
expensive, hoping that you, the government’s coffers. like the United States. Our Green Technology, Not
consumer, will seek different, Taxes approach, will take real
cleaner alternatives. Here is the There is a better way to fight climate We have world-renowned expertise action at home to reduce our
catch: cleaner, more affordable change and reduce our emissions. in artificial intelligence and high- emissions, fight climate change,
alternatives don’t always exist. Many tech and a proven track record of and conserve and protect our
commuters in the GTA often do not We can encourage and innovation in key industrial sectors. environment.
have another option but to drive support the development of
their car to work and back home to green technology to make
Penticton, BC
A CLEANER
AND GREENER
NATURAL
ENVIRONMENT
Canadians across our country work to deliver real climate solutions We will review and update strategies
to conserve, protect and manage and a cleaner and greener natural for invasive species and major pests.
our environment. Our plan ensures environment.
those Canadians who depend on We will manage our protected areas
the land for their livelihoods, are The Trudeau Liberals’ promise and lead with consultations to make
consulted. to work with our provinces and sure our approach has the best
territories as partners has been interests of communities in mind.
The Trudeau Liberals have ignored broken. Right now, there is a conflict
much of the important work that is between the federal, provincial We will reinstate and improve
being done to protect, conserve and territorial governments important conservation funding and
and manage our environment within driven primarily by heavy-handed better manage undervalued habitats
our borders. They have cancelled actions by the Trudeau Liberals. that have been neglected, like our
meaningful consultations with our Five Canadian provinces are now wetlands.
hunters and anglers, removed challenging the Trudeau Liberal
important programs like the Lake Carbon Tax in court. At a time when We will work to combat air pollution,
Simcoe Clean-Up Fund and allowed we need collaboration, the Trudeau protect our waters and oceans, and
harmful environmental practices to Liberals are delivering conflict. Justin take action on plastics and waste.
carry on here at home – such as the Trudeau has put his narrow ideology
dumping of 8 billion litres of raw ahead of national unity. We will ensure that our
sewage into the St. Lawrence River. environmental laws are enforced so
A Real Plan to Protect Our everyone is held accountable for
We know that when people – and Environment builds on the their actions.
governments – come together, important work that our farmers,
the best ideas are put forward and hunters and anglers, Indigenous We will work with provinces and
the most productive solutions are peoples, and volunteers do every municipalities to bring an end to
found. We understand that the day. Our plan will encourage raw sewage dumps into marine or
whole country must work together community engagement and freshwater ecosystems.
and that is why we will work with the consultation. Our plan will conserve
provincial, territorial and municipal and protect our air, land, water and
governments across our country wildlife.
TAKING THE
CLIMATE CHANGE
Tree planting at a
refinery in Jamnagar, India 17
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TECHNOLOGY,
NOT TAXES
GREEN INVESTMENT STANDARDS
Cap-Saint-Ignace, QC CERTIFYING GREEN
A Real Plan to Protect Our Environment
INVESTMENTS
To make sure that investments
reduce harmful emissions, our
EXAMPLES INCLUDE INVESTMENTS IN:
plan will include a transparent and
accountable certification process for • A subsidiary or division of a Canadian investing in emissions-reducing
all investments. company that does eligible research technology;
and development of emissions-reducing
By providing the Green Investment technology; • Canadian clean tech companies
Standards Certification and piloting or adopting emissions-reducing
determining the eligibility of green • An eligible industry research and technology; and,
technology investments, we will development pool that allows
ensure that companies will be able Canadian companies to combine their • Canadian university and college
to make the best business decisions programs that advance the development
in a timely manner. The certification
investments on green technology;
of green technology.
will require a technical assessment of
the investment to determine whether
• Canadian green bonds or financial
a specific project, investment, instruments that are dedicated to
fund, or other instrument supports
the development or adoption of
emissions-reducing technology.
emissions, or 85 Mt of carbon
TAX CREDIT dioxide equivalent16.
For so many Canadians, the up-
front cost of making their home
energy efficient is unrealistic and
GREEN HOME As Prime Minister, Andrew Scheer
will:
fact that net-zero ready homes are an
option – and not mandatory.
out of reach. There are Canadian
innovators and businesses that
RETROFIT CODE Ensure the legal supports
required to develop a market
This will help create a market for
cutting-edge home efficiency
have developed options for More and more Canadians are looking for Energy Savings Performance technology in all home price ranges.
home improvement, but like any to make their homes greener. They do Contracting (ESPC) are in place We will continue to strengthen
new product, it can take a while this to reduce their own emissions and to drive building renovation in Canada’s model building codes in a
for these to become the go-to save money on energy in the medium the long term. way that is sensitive to the impacts
option at an affordable price. and long term. To establish standards it will have on the cost of building a
for renovators, contractors and home.
These home improvements do
not just save energy, they can
homeowners, we will put in place the
new Green Home Retrofit Code.
NET-ZERO As Prime Minister, Andrew Scheer
also save money through lower
home energy costs. To support As Prime Minister, Andrew Scheer READY will:
Chute-Montmorency,
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LEADING INNOVATION IN
TRANSPORTATION SUPPORTING OUR
A Real Plan to Protect Our cross the Canada-US border
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
A Real Plan to Protect Our Environment
Guided by our Green Technology, Not Taxes Environment will work to reduce every day, so this represents a
emissions in the transportation significant opportunity. These
principle, our Green Patent Credit will encourage sector by closing the gap rules could be changed to We recognize the hard work of our As our farmers continue their vital work,
research and development in the transportation between conventional and improve the energy efficiency of farmers who feed the tens of millions of our government will look for ways to
industry. A company, seeing the benefits of the zero-emission vehicles and international trucking in North families across our nation. Unfortunately, support their continued development of
removing barriers that slow America, while still maintaining the Trudeau Liberal Carbon Tax has made technology and land-use practices that
Green Patent Credit, could be incentivized to down the transition that is necessary protections for a tough job even harder. are good for our environment. We will
create a fast charging electric vehicle battery. already occurring. To do this, domestic industries. work with them to increase the efficiency
We will support Canadian companies to create we will work with provinces and Farmers are doing their part in the fight of fertilizers and land-use methods,
territories, auto manufacturers, As Prime Minister, Andrew against climate change by improving maximize the potential of agricultural
emissions-reducing technology with the goal of business leaders and industry Scheer will: land-use practices like zero tillage and land to sequester carbon, and ensure that
getting their products to market faster. In turn, experts to develop faster the use of 4R Nutrient Stewardship best practices keep pace with the most
the increased supply of these products will make charging electric vehicle Negotiate regulatory (right source, right rate, right time, right recent advancements in technology and
batteries, increase the distances changes that would place19). We recognize their contribution practice.
green options more affordable for Canadians. that can be travelled on a increase the efficiency of in sequestering carbon.
single charge, deal with the transportation of goods at
environmental challenges of Canada’s borders.
recycling used batteries, and
deploy the necessary charging There are many options
or refuelling infrastructure to for reducing emissions in
accommodate a changing fleet. heavy duty vehicle fleets. A
Conservative government led
Right now, there are rules that by Andrew Scheer, will consult
apply to cross-border trucking with our industry partners
that results in trucks being to find ways that Canadian
forced to drive empty for trucking companies can replace
part of their journey. Tens of old and inefficient trucks with
thousands of transport trucks new and cleaner fleets.
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MAKING RENEWABLE FUEL
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WORKING WITH
INDIGENOUS
COMMUNITIES
Canada’s Indigenous peoples are included as we plan mitigation
have a wealth of knowledge that and adaptation activities.
can help Canada understand
the changes taking place in our As Prime Minister, Andrew
environment as we continue to Scheer will:
manage our air, land, water and
wildlife. We will continue to work Continue to build and
with Indigenous communities to maintain a respectful
incorporate their knowledge of relationship with Indigenous
the land and their history into our peoples to learn from them
broader understanding of the and to incorporate their
effects of climate change and the traditional knowledge into
environment. our efforts to address the
A changing climate impacts of climate change.
disproportionately impacts Collaborate with Indigenous
Canada’s Indigenous peoples –
peoples on undertaking
especially those living in remote
and Northern communities and mitigation and adaptation
working in industries such as projects.
mining and forestry. We will make
sure that Indigenous communities
A CLEANER AND
GREENER
NATURAL
ENVIRONMENT
From the Rocky Mountains done across the country by the last; and park rangers and
to the Northern tundra to the Canadians acting as stewards of volunteers who make sure our
Bay of Fundy, Canada is home our environment: farmers who natural landscapes are open for
to the world’s most beautiful manage their family land so they families and friends to enjoy.
landscapes, natural landmarks, can pass their farms down to
and parks - from sea to sea. their children and grandchildren; A Real Plan to Protect Our
community organizations Environment builds on this
The quality of our local who work to make sure parks important work and emphasizes
environment impacts our lives and playgrounds are free of community engagement and
and Canadians care deeply litter; hunters and anglers who consultation. Our plan will
about what happens in their responsibly manage supply so conserve and protect our air,
own backyard. We recognize next year’s season is better than land, water and wildlife.
the important work that is being
MANAGING OUR WETLANDS
STRATEGY FOR INVASIVE Wetlands can help to protect
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REINSTATING AND
IMPROVING CONSERVATION
PROJECT FUNDING
Workers and volunteers roll up their Create a new fund for community-
sleeves and work on conservation based projects targeted to wildlife
projects in their communities. This kind enhancement. This will cost
of community-minded action gets real $25 million over five years.
results and should be supported.
Maintain the community-led
As Prime Minister, Andrew Scheer
Habitat Stewardship Program for
will:
Species at Risk.
Restore funding for the
community-led National Wetland Maintain important national
Conservation Fund (NWCF) which conservation programs, including
was cancelled by the Liberals. This the North American Waterfowl
will cost $4 million a year. Management Plan and the Natural
Heritage Conservation Program.
Restore funding for the
community-led Recreational
Fisheries Conservation Partnership
Program (RFCPP), which was
cancelled by the Liberals. This will
cost $10 million a year.
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PROTECTING
MIGRATORY TAKING ACTION ON PLASTICS AND
BIRDS WASTE
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AND ANGLERS
that it will be recycled at its
we can work to improve the way destination and impose tough
plastics are used, re-used and penalties for violations.
recycled in Canada.
Canada’s hunters and anglers
make significant contributions to
the preservation of species and
habitats and can offer valuable
advice on the stewardship of
Canada’s wildlife. The Trudeau
Liberals cut the Hunting
and Angling Advisory Panel,
Enerkem is a Canadian company that has developed a carbon recycling
choosing to lose touch with
what is happening in our local
process that can convert unrecyclable waste into clean burning ethanol
communities. Our plan will make
sure that our hunters and anglers
and methanol. Headquartered in Montreal, with an operating facility in
have a seat at the table.
Edmonton, and an innovation centre in Westbury, QC, Enerkem is a truly
As Prime Minister, Andrew
Scheer will: Canadian company with a global reach. Guided by our Green Technology,
Re-establish the Hunting and Not Taxes principle, policies like our Green Patent Credit will encourage
Angling Advisory Panel.
research and development in the waste industry and help ensure
innovative companies like Enerkem can continue to grow in Canada.
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Vancouver, BC
ENFORCING OUR
ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS
We must have strong As Prime Minister, Andrew
environmental laws in place and Scheer will:
our plan will make sure that those
laws are enforced. Poachers and Prioritize funding for
individuals who willfully break environmental compliance
Canada’s environmental laws and enforcement.
should suffer the consequences
of their actions and be held
accountable.
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is a cleaner source of reliable energy than coal.
Exporting Canadian LNG to replace coal can lower
global emissions.
energy sources.
Marine shipping accounts for an North America. A Vancouver facility
estimated 2.5% of total greenhouse could not only support the shipping
gas emissions worldwide and as a industry’s transition to cleaner
result the International Maritime fuels, but it could also give Canada
Organization has adopted a strategy a first mover advantage when it
to reduce greenhouse gas emissions comes to providing LNG to the
from ships 50% by 2050. A key world’s shipping fleet. Building LNG
component of meeting this goal lies bunkering facilities at the port of
in transitioning the fleet from burning
Vancouver would not only make it
heavy bunker fuel to clean burning more attractive to shippers but would
LNG. also grow the economy and reduce
overall global emissions. We can
There are currently no LNG bunkering help to get projects like this built by
facilities on the Pacific Coast of providing regulatory support.
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Rio Tinto and Alcoa are working on Saguenay and the technology is
breakthrough technology that would expected to be ready for market in
produce carbon-free aluminum 2024.
smelting. This R&D facility is in the
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Canada is a global leader in to sequester carbon. Plant science
3
carbon capture and sequestration technologies have also allowed
technology. It has been tested and Canadian farmers to reduce their use
developed successfully on Canadian of diesel.
facilities, and now we can use that
technology know-how to help the Canada is already home to many
world by continuing to consult, emissions-reducing technologies.
improve and export internationally. Our plan will generate even more
China is one country that has shown by getting industry to invest in
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Thornhill, ON
ENDNOTES
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Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Core Writing Team, R.K. Pachauri and L.A. Meyer (eds.)]. IPCC,
Geneva, Switzerland, 151 pp.
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Globalcarbonatlas.org
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Government of Canada. 2017. Canada’s 7th National Communication and 3rd Biennial Report. 311 pp.
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Government of Canada. 2018. Canada’s Greenhouse Gas and Air Pollutant Emissions Projections, 2018. 95 pp.
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$35,000. Financial Post.
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$35,000.
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Conference Board of Canada. 2018. Innovation, Provincial and Territorial Ranking
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Elgie, S. and Brownlee, M. 2017. Accelerating Clean Innovation in Canada. Policy Brief, April 2017. Smart Prosperity
Institute. 24 pp.
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