Calgary Centre Greens » USA http://calgarycentregreens.ca Be a part of Calgary's growing Green Party grassroots movement! Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:10:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 United States takes Action http://calgarycentregreens.ca/usa-takes-actio/ http://calgarycentregreens.ca/usa-takes-actio/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 22:44:03 +0000 admin http://calgarycentregreens.ca/?p=23 With GM closing hundreds of dealerships across Canada this week, the Green Party hopes that Canada will fall in line with the recently announced US auto emission standards requiring 40 percent more fuel efficient vehicles by 2016. This is a long overdue step in the right direction, and with another 12,000 jobs expected to be lost from the dealership closures, failure to anticipate the shifting market to low pollution vehicles will only hurt the Canadian auto sector even more.

As the United States takes action, no corresponding steps appear to be forthcoming from the Canadian government.

Will Canada have to be dragged kicking and screaming into the new green energy future? We could regain our international reputation as a leader and benefit our Canadian autoworkers if we take immediate action. Otherwise, we will simply be swept along by the force of our southern neighbours. -Elizabeth May

Canadians may object to always being the follower, never the leader. Stricter emission regulations are an excellent place to start regaining our credibility by advancing a green economy to benefit Canadian workers.

- Michael Bernard, Communications Officer, Green Party of Canada

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