Stop The Plastic Ban
In just two short months, the City of Calgary plans to impose fees for paper and reusable bags at checkout counters, in addition to making all single-use plastic items “by request” only.
This policy is supposed to be in addition to the Trudeau Liberals’ general ban on single-use plastics.
But yesterday, the Federal Court gave Calgarians and all Albertans a big win, ruling that Ottawa’s ban is unconstitutional.
The ruling is great news overall, but practically speaking, where does that leave Calgarians, given that the City has their even more stringent restrictions on single-use plastics set to come into effect in January?
Well, clearly, if the federal law is unconstitutional, the City one is too and needs to go.
That's why, today, we're launching a joint campaign with our friends at the Alberta Institute - who've been at the forefront of the fight against the federal law - to work together to repeal the City's law as well.
If Council had any common sense, they would immediately put their ban where it belongs - in the trash.
But, knowing Council, it won’t be that easy...
So, if you agree and want to help, please sign our petition calling on Council to Stop The Plastic Ban.
We’ve already proved that public pressure works.
We need to make sure that municipalities don’t become a back door for the Trudeau Liberals to implement unconstitutional policies.
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2. In the paper making process it needs a lot of water for purification which is expensive in cost. So it is NOT cost effective at all, it will cause even higher living cost to all!
3. Cutting down a lot of trees will definitely damage the living environment badly, even much worse than anything!
4. There are still a lot of things do need plastic bags to hold, buying VG, meat etc. and especially for splitting raw meat in smaller packs and storing in freezer, definitely must use small/thin plastic bags at least. We could reduce the waste by cleaning and reusing anyway but cannot do without it at all. Banning it totally just does not make sense.