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Key Green campaign promises

Balance the budget by 2015 without raising taxes or cutting services.

Maintain expenditures for all ministries, except health, at 2010-11 levels until after thebudget is balanced.

Increase health-care funding by two per cent each year, with additional increases afterthe budget is balanced.

Delay planned tax cuts for large corporations until after the budget is balanced.

Partner with government employees to identify the least productive one per cent ofevery ministry budget, and to identify outdated or ineffective programs throughout thepublic sector in order to realize savings without job cuts.

Expect public servants in the highest salary categories to support a wage freeze untilthe budget is balanced.

Increase personal tax exemption by $2,000.

Lower small business payroll taxes by raising the exemption level for the EmployerHealth Tax from $400,000 to $800,000 in payroll, thus eliminating the health tax forsmall businesses with payrolls less than $800,000 and making it easier for businessesto create more jobs.

Provide $1.6 billion over four years in refundable tax credits for home owners, tenantsand businesses to invest in energy efficiency and building retrofits.

Invest $400 million in tax credits over four years for affordable commuter benefits tosupport ride sharing and carpooling, flexible work and a refundable provincial tax creditfor transit users.

Support job creation through a $150-million fund for research and development inemerging sectors of the economy and by expanding programs for training,apprenticeships and co-ops.

Implement a $10 per tonne price on carbon to provide market incentives for efficientuse of resources and discourage greenhouse gas emissions. Every dollar raised inrevenue would be returned to individuals and businesses through tax reductions, while$100 million per year would go to refundable tax credits for seniors, low-incomeresidents and individuals living in rural areas. The price would rise to $15 per tonne

over time to maintain revenue as greenhouse gas emissions decline.

Provide $800 million in refundable tax credits for home owners and tenants over fouryears to invest in energy efficiency and building retrofits.

Provide $800 million in refundable business tax credits over four years for businessesto invest in energy efficiency and building retrofits.

Provide $150 million over two years in refundable tax credits for research anddevelopment in emerging sectors such as green technology, green buildings, value-added manufacturing, renewable energy and knowledge-based services.

Provide $150 million in refundable tax credits over three years for people living in ruraland remote areas to have affordable Internet access.

Freeze tuition for the 2012-2013 school year and index tuition increases for 2013-2015to the rate of inflation.

Provide $300 million over three years in refundable tax credits for businesses thatparticipate in training and certification programs in job growth areas such as greenbuilding, biomedical technology, renewable energy and sustainable transportation.

Provide $300 million over three years in refundable tax credits for businesses thatparticipate in apprenticeships, co-operative and mentorship programs.

Negotiate agreements to purchase inexpensive hydroelectricity from neighbouringprovinces and increase hydro generation in Ontario.

Oppose construction of new nuclear facilities and prohibit cost overruns for nuclearprojects from being passed on to ratepayers and taxpayers.

Prioritize grid access for locally owned renewable energy and community powerprojects.

Establish a loan guarantee program for public benefit, community-based renewableenergy projects.

Create a $200-million fund for municipalities to invest in safe roads, activetransportation and complete streets.

Offer $238 million over four years for electric and fuel-efficient vehicle tax credits.

Encourage the purchase of more fuel-efficient cars through a $1,000 credit for the mostefficient 10 per cent of cars on the market and a $1,000 fee for the most inefficient 10

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Rejoin the Ministry of Health Promotion and the Ministry of Health and Long-TermCare.

Invest an additional $285 million in a fund for municipalities to make water and sewageinfrastructure improvements.

Invest $200 million over four years for a healthy school food program and setpurchasing targets for local sustainable food in public institutions.

Invest $200 million over four years for a good food program that invests in community

food programs that promote access to healthy food, community gardens, cooking andnutrition classes.

Provide $200 million over four years in healthy living tax credits for children and adultrecreation programs.

Invest an additional $1.6 billion over four years in family health teams, aboriginal healthaccess centres, nurse practitioner-led clinics and community care centres; clinics andpractices that team doctors with nurses, dieticians, psychologists, counsellors,physiotherapists and others.

Establish a new goal of providing 50 per cent of Ontario residents with access to familycare teams by 2016, rising to 90 per cent by 2020.

Revamp the current fee-for-service pay model. Move towards salaried and otherfunding models (either alone or in combination) that expand access, patient-centredcare and encourage health promotion and innovation.

Immediately embark on an evaluation of Local Health Integration Networks.

Invest an additional $2 billion over four years in care for seniors. Includes additional taxcredits for family members staying home to care for seniors and investments in long-term care homes.

Introduce a package of tax credits of $760 million over four years to: foster localmarketing and distribution systems for farmers; support research into new revenuestreams for farmers such as energy from biomass and plant-based manufacturingmaterials; support organic farm business training; support innovative programs toassist farmers in developing new business models and sources of revenue.

Post government contracts and public officials' expenses online.

Stop corporate and union donations to political parties, candidates and campaigns inprovincial and municipal elections.