Harper will spend $1.3B to make Ontario Green!
I was reading the National Post this morning and came across an interesting article about Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s plan for transit and greenhouse-gas emission projects in Ontario. According to the article, the Federal Government will provide $586 million to help Ontario cut greenhouse-gas emissions and $700 million for the extension of Toronto’s subway into the suburbs north of the city. What about the rest of Canada? Canada’s big-city mayors, met yesterday to discuss a nationwide transit strategy. They’re calling on Harper to invest $2-billion annually for public transit. We are the only country in the G8 with no national transportation program. Toronto Mayor David Miller, is calling on the federal government to allocate one cent of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) to fix the country’s crumbling infrastructure and transportation systems.
It will be interesting to see if Harper endorses the GST scheme. As Harper plans his election platform, we could see many eco-promises from his government. Is Harper truly committed to the environment? Or is this simply pre-election propaganda?
Technorati Tags: green transportation, TTC, Ontario green initiatives, federal funding, Stephen Harper, GST National Transportation strategy, Mayor David Miller
Written by steve on March 6th, 2007 with
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