[Policy] [BW_Advocacy] Supporting Functional Transit to Help Prevent Freezing of Transit Subsidy - Carbon Pricing Coalition

Thu Aug 17 10:00:35 PDT 2017

I also believe we need to support functional transit with our social media
feed.

I also think supporting the Manitoba carbon pricing coalition is completely
within the scope of our mandate. We need those funds to help pay for new
cycling infrastructure to get more folks on bikes. I Believe that allying
ourselves with other like minded groups will amplify our message and their
message.

Hope you are all having a great summer!

Ian

On Thu, Aug 17, 2017, 08:36 Kailey Kroeker, <kroeker.kailey at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 1. I definitely believe we should use simple resources (Facebook, website,
> letters) to help support Functional Transit and the Manitoba Carbon Pricing
> Coaltion
> 2-3. I would support Bike Winnipeg joining the Coalition. From my
> knowledge (and please correct me if I have misunderstood), the Federal
> Government is requiring that Provincial Governments impose carbon pricing
> to redirect economic focus on green infrastructure, but our current
> Provincial Government in Manitoba is not acting proactively, and is instead
> trying to wait it out and not impose these much needed initiatives. I
> believe it fits entirely into our mission "to make cycling in Winnipeg a
> safe, enjoyable, accessible and convenient transportation choice
> year-round"; we are all organizations aiming to provide people with
> sustainable, healthy, and varied transportation options that minimize our
> reliance on carbon energy. I believe it is our organizational role to lobby
> to government for anything within this realm. I also believe it is a good
> chance for the many many likeminded organizations to band together; I
> believe it will only help make every organization stronger.
>
> In my view, it is a no-brainer for Bike Winnipeg to join the Manitoba
> Carbon Pricing Coalition.
>
> On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 1:47 AM, Bill Newman <bill.newman at plumdee.ca>
> wrote:
>
>> This is all very nice and green for sure and many of us as individuals
>> would be on side.  But I don't see that it aligns all that well with the
>> BWin core mission (what we're here for) or core competencies (the things
>> we're really good at).
>>     If this money were withdrawn from transit would it be available for
>> cycling support or would it be a precedent for reducing support for cycling
>> too?  I have no idea.  But we really should have some idea if we are to
>> wade in on this issue.
>>     We would also have to be careful how much group energy we want
>> allocate to this campaign.
>>     That said, I can see a simple post on the website or a comment on
>> Facebook urging people to look at the Functional Transit website and
>> consider the issue as a move back towards private automobiles and away from
>> public transit, cycling and active transit in general.  Can we spin that to
>> focus on our priorities in a compelling way?
>>     --Bill
>>
>>
>> On 2017-08-15 15:57, Mark Cohoe wrote:
>>
>> HI Everyone,
>>
>> I hope your summers have been going well. Sorry for the cross posting,
>> but I thought it made sense for this issue.
>>
>> As you may know, the provincial government is planning to end legislation
>> guaranteeing provincial funding for municipal transit agencies in Manitoba.
>> Essentially, the current legislation guarantees that the province will
>> match municipal funding for any subsidy of transit services (operating
>> expenses - revenue). This would obviously cause problems for the city as
>> they would have to choose to either reduce their subsidy, raise taxes to
>> cover the difference or shift funding from other projects/priorities to
>> make up the difference.
>>
>> Functional Transit <http://functionaltransit.com/>, which lobbies for
>> improved transit service and changes to the way that the transit service is
>> run, has put together a letter writing campaign and is organizing like
>> minded groups to help push for the maintenance of the existing agreement.
>> I'm taking part in a meeting this Thursday, August 17th to discuss the
>> strategy.
>>
>> I'm looking for advice/direction on three items:
>>
>> 1) Should we use our resources (Facebook, Newsletter) to promote the
>> letter writing campaign and subsequent planning? I certainly think we
>> should.
>>
>> 2) I'd also like to join with them (and other like-minded organizations)
>> to develop a strategy around carbon pricing and planning on what to do with
>> the revenues generated from any carbon tax, with an emphasis on dedicating
>> monies raised to transit and AT (both capital and operating) Ultimately, I
>> think it probably makes sense to push towards partnering with the Manitoba
>> Carbon Pricing Coalition <https://www.facebook.com/mbcarbonpricing/> on
>> this, but I figure it's worth starting with Functional Transit to try and
>> develop some common goals before advancing to the bigger group.
>>
>> 3) From above, you can see that I think it makes sense for us to get
>> involved in the Manitoba Carbon Pricing Coalition. What do others think,
>> should I start the process?
>>
>> In terms of the money that would be raised from the carbon tax, it`s
>> huge. Our provincial government's decision to stay out of the pan-Canadian
>> carbon pricing policy is currently holding up $66 million over 5 years,
>> with a very serious threat for that money to be shifted into a general fund
>> available to all provinces.  But even that is small potatoes compared with
>> the money that would be generated by a carbon tax.
>>
>> Here is a partial list of expected carbon tax revenues in Manitoba. It
>> leaves out off-road transportation (think agriculture, mining, forestry) as
>> well as other agricultural emissions (mainly emitted through the use of
>> fertilizer, livestock and manure management) which may end up getting
>> exempted or at least dedicated back to their respective sectors.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 2018
>>
>> 2019
>>
>> 2020
>>
>> 2021
>>
>> 2022
>>
>> Projected Revenues
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Road Transportation
>>
>> Gasoline
>>
>>
>> 33.28%
>>
>> $34,962,982
>>
>> $68,085,806
>>
>> $99,368,474
>>
>> $128,810,985
>>
>> $156,413,339
>>
>> Diesel
>>
>>
>> 19.17%
>>
>> $20,140,292
>>
>> $39,220,569
>>
>> $57,240,830
>>
>> $74,201,076
>>
>> $90,101,306
>>
>> Off Road Transportation
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Stationary Combustion
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Residential
>>
>>
>> 11.28%
>>
>> $11,846,500
>>
>> $22,446,000
>>
>> $31,798,500
>>
>> $39,904,000
>>
>> $46,762,500
>>
>> Commercial & Institutional
>>
>>
>> 13.26%
>>
>> $13,927,000
>>
>> $26,388,000
>>
>> $37,383,000
>>
>> $46,912,000
>>
>> $54,975,000
>>
>> Manufacturing
>>
>>
>> 11.13%
>>
>> $11,694,500
>>
>> $22,158,000
>>
>> $31,390,500
>>
>> $39,392,000
>>
>> $46,162,500
>>
>> Pipelines
>>
>>
>>
>> 2.33%
>>
>> $2,451,000
>>
>> $4,902,000
>>
>> $7,353,000
>>
>> $9,804,000
>>
>> $12,255,000
>>
>> Solid Waste
>>
>>
>>
>> 9.56%
>>
>> $10,041,500
>>
>> $19,026,000
>>
>> $26,953,500
>>
>> $33,824,000
>>
>> $39,637,500
>>
>> Total Revenues
>>
>>
>>
>> 100.00%
>>
>> $105,063,774
>>
>> $202,226,375
>>
>> $291,487,804
>>
>> $372,848,060
>>
>> $446,307,145
>>
>> Unlike the $66 million, the Federal Government has promised that any
>> money raised by the carbon tax will stay in the province it was raised in.
>> The catch is that unless the province joins in on the Pan-Canadian pricing
>> policy, the Federal government will decide how it is spent, not the
>> provincial government. That may be a good thing or a bad thing.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Mark
>>
>>
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