A Green and just recovery would create the economy we need while embracing the strengths of our small businesses.
I have no interest in working with the global petroleum industry. No more coal mining, no LNG, no more fossil fuel infrastructure, period.
When BC sends coal or natural gas to China or India to be burned there, we remain partly responsible for the deaths and extinctions those fuels cause, regardless of which country the emissions entered our global atmosphere from. We must focus on restricting supply, and taking responsibility for all emissions both in BC and from BC.
Some politicians argue that dramatic reductions in employment in the mining sector is an attack on working people. I strongly disagree. A century ago, it was not the dream of any coal miner for his son or daughter to work in a coal mine; no person should ever have to enter a coal mine again, our children should enjoy healthy, clean, dignified work on the land.
Small businesses which make greener decisions should be given additional tax credits and be given more resources, incentives for how to transition away from less green practices.
Small businesses should be rewarded and incentivized for innovations which serve non-capitalist social goods including but not limited to artistic enrichment, employee personal development, community-building, and sustainability.
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