... individual Canadians' personal economy. Some of the new taxes proposed by the government in their document Climate Change Plan for Canada suggests new gasoline taxes and taxes on gas-inefficient cars. The monetary costs that concern most Canadians have to do with the cost to the individual people and our place in the international marketplace. The larger issue is obviously the ... ...

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... contributor to increased energy bills and global warming emissions. Ralph Torrie has generated many realistic solutions such as requiring an energy audit every time a house is sold, similar to how cars have emission tests. (3) Such a bylaw would cause drastic changes in our emission output as statistics like "40 percent of Canadian homes have no basement insulation and 62 percent heat with ... ...

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... climate that encourages investment in environmentally friendly industrial capital and business practices. Meeting any targets regarding greenhouse gas emissions will mean that Canadians will have to drive less, drive smaller cars, or take public transit (which the government would have to upgrade). Canadians will likely re-insulate their homes, change furnaces, windows and appliances and be granted tax breaks. This will ... ...

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