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& IB LETTERS & COMMENTARY WHAT ELECTION RESULTS MEAN FOR CLIMATE ACTION ton Hills | Thursday, October 7, 2021 | + Hal E ‘ FS To the editor: While the election may have been expensive and unnecessary, it did help get important issues like the climate crisis back on the Canada has missed ev- ery emissions target it has ever set, make this tim around we ve actually meet our targets. dressing it is futile. It is up to us to make sure the government fol- lows through on their com- mitments to plant two bil- sition ‘Act, end fossil fuel * political agenda. The government also important to take announced anendtother- subsidies, meet our new nots of what was saidsowe mal coal exports by 2030. emissions targets, ban can hold the government This is significant because thermal coal exports and accountable for their coal-fired powerplantsare cap emissions from the oil promises. a major source of emis- and dgas sector. There are a few things sions worldwide. ‘here is still a lot more the Liberal party had previ- Lastly, Justin Trudeau that needs to be done; how- ously promised, like plant- said he would cap emis- ever these measures are a ing m trees,a Just sions from the oil and gas __good start. Transition Act and ending fossil fuel subside les. Ther the election, like new, more ambitious emissions tar- gets of 40 to 45 per cent re- sector and have them de- crease in five-year incre- ments, starting in 2025. ‘his is very important because the oil and gas sec- tor represents the largest share of emissions in Cana- “CALVIN BEAUCHESNE, GEORGETOW YOUROPINIONS IGN UP FOR duction by 2030 — from da, so any plan to reduce OUR WEELY NEWSLETTER 2005 levels. emissions without ad- AT THEIFP-CA ie eXe]Lolaver lave, act, so we make your delivery system easy We have you covered with everything from shipping labels to receiving and routing. And with our custom client portal, you can follow live updates along the path of your parcel right to the customer's doorstep. Sign up now with Metroland Parcel Services. Scan for more metrolan information PARCEL SERVICES Visit our website at metrolandparcelservices.ca theifp.ca THE WAY WE WERE EHS photo Two men on a City Dairy Co. farm drey are pulled by two Clydesdale horses on the Ashenhurst Farm in Ashgrove in 1925. The City Dairy in Toronto was started by Walter Massey in 1901 and later sold to to American milk giant Borden's in 1930. Courtesy of Heritage Halton Hills and Esquesing Historical Society.