Correspondence from Mayor Helps re: Shifting Investment to Low-Emission Transportation
Request for support for shifting funding from higher-emitting to lower-emitting transport types.
March 13, 2019
Dear Member Local Government,
On behalf of Victoria City Council, I am requesting your favourable consideration and resolutions of support for shifting investment to low-emission transportation.
At the January 31, 2019 Council Meeting, Council approved the following:
Resolution: Shifting Investment to Low-Emission Transportation
WHEREAS the Prime Minister of Canada and the Premiers of BC and most provinces signed the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change in 2016, endorsing a policy shift that could substantially reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution from transportation while funding public transit improvements, including inter-city and commuter bus and rail service;
AND WHEREAS the transportation sector is the second-largest contributor of GHG pollution in Canada, representing 23% of total emissions;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that local governments call on the Governments of Canada and British Columbia to fully implement their commitment in the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change, to shift investments “from higher to lower-emitting types of transportation”.
We look forward to your support on this matter.
Sincerely,
Lisa Helps Victoria Mayor
cc.
- The Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities (AVICC) Annual Convention
- The Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) Annual Convention
- AVICC and UBCM Member Local Governments
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