A applaud the province of BC for implementing a carbon tax, assuming all of the funds will be used to finance public transit, green buildings, etc. However, allowing a provincial piecemeal approach to this situation is going to result in provinces competing against each other, where the ‘good’ provinces have implemented unique strategies for responding to environmental issues, whereas ‘bad’ provinces will do nothing.
What’s more important is that provinces and cities are getting more creative in seeking out ways to tax individuals for their use of certain products (be they vehicles or roads or garbage disposal), but it doesn’t feel like anything is being done at the corporate level to address manufacturing standards and reductions at the source.