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Transparency & the Pan-Canadian Climate Framework in Action in the West

6 Jan 2023

Failure to understand, recognize or be accountable for the policy implications of the diverse conditions and requirements of all regions means that the policy cannot be truly “Pan-Canadian.” The source of the information asymmetry stems from a lack of transparency around both the measures of emissions and the modelling of the impacts of federal policies on emissions and the economy. [...] In 1867, when the Fathers of Confederation were designing how the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada would come together as a country, the West wasn’t at the table, tariffs were the largest source of provincial government revenue, the Maritimes refused to join, and the transcontinental railway was a long way from completion. [...] In the case of environmental or climate policy this includes, critically, not only effects on the environment but the total cost of the action on the economy and the distribution of that cost. [...] As Alberta was not consulted in the development of the CES and a detailed socio-economic analysis was not provided by the federal government, Alberta needs to determine the impacts of and potential alternatives to the proposed policy from the federal government. [...] Failure to understand, recognize or be accountable for the policy implications of the diverse conditions and requirements of all regions means that the policy cannot be truly “Pan-Canadian.” Transparency and the Pan Canadian Climate Framework in Action in the West: The case of Saskatchwan Canada West Foundation 14 Good for the West.
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