Editing Andrew Scheer (section)

=== Environment ===
Scheer has described his opposition to a federally-imposed [[carbon tax]]. He has said that if he is to form government, he will act to repeal any elements of a plan to implement a carbon tax enacted by the Trudeau government.<ref name="torontosun1" />
[[File:Andrew Scheer in Mississauga (48727541107).jpg|thumb|Scheer presenting his proposed Green Public Transit Tax Credit in [[Mississauga]], September 2019]]
Scheer has proposed to restore the public transit tax credit, which the party says is part of its environment plan. The Green Public Transit Tax Credit, would refund transit users a 15 per cent credit on their taxes of the cost of a fare pass.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/5898649/andrew-scheer-public-transit-credit/|title=Scheer promises public transit tax credit as part of climate change plan|website=Global News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-scheer-promises-to-bring-back-the-public-transit-tax-credit-as-part-of/|title=Scheer promises to bring back the public transit tax credit as part of Conservatives' environment plan|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=September 13, 2019 }}</ref> Scheer has also promised to implement a Green Home Tax Credit, where homeowners could claim a 20 per cent refundable tax credit for spending between $1,000 and $20,000 on energy-efficient home renovations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/5950148/liberals-tories-home-renovation-climate-change/|title=Liberals, Tories unveil home renovation tax measures to help fight climate change|website=Global News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://business.financialpost.com/news/election-2019/scheer-offers-tax-credit-for-green-home-renovations-after-trudeau-attacks|title=Scheer offers tax credit for green home renovations after Trudeau attacks him on climate change &#124; Financial Post|newspaper=Financial Post |date=25 September 2019|last1=Blanchfield |first1=Mike }}</ref> The Conservative climate plan also promises a $250 million investment in a "green technology and innovation fund," that would leverage public and private funds to help green tech companies and entrepreneurs secure capital.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tasker-climate-change-dogs-scheer-1.5303035| title = The climate change issue keeps dogging Andrew Scheer on the campaign trail {{!}} CBC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-andrew-scheers-vision-is-classic-conservative-with-an-anti-china/|title=Andrew Scheer's 'vision' is Classic Conservative, with an anti-China twist|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=May 7, 2019 |last1=Clark |first1=Campbell }}</ref>

In October 2016, Scheer voted against the ratification of the [[Paris Agreement]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/conservative-andrew-scheer-canada-environment-carbon-tax-paris-agreement-stephen-harper-justin-trudeau/|title=Canada's New Conservative Leader Is Pro-Pipeline and Anti-Carbon Tax|first=Lisa|last=Cumming|publisher=Vice|date=29 May 2017|access-date=14 December 2017}}</ref> However, he voted to reaffirm Canadian ratification on the Paris Agreement in June 2017. Pundits argued that his June 2017 vote was used as a way to avoid accusations comparing him to [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]], who [[United States withdrawal from the Paris Agreement|pulled the United States out of the accord]], a few days earlier.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/has-trump-given-cover-for-conservatives-to-change-on-climate/article35187079/?ref=https://www.theglobeandmail.com&|title=Has Trump provided cover for Conservatives to change on climate?|date=2 June 2017|work=The Globe and Mail|access-date=8 November 2017|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/donald-trump-paris-justin-trudeau-wherry-analysis-1.4147990|title=After Trump's Paris pullout, MPs line up behind climate change accord|work=CBC News|access-date=15 March 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://abacusdata.ca/canadians-paris-accord-a-good-idea-trump-wrong-to-exit/|title=Canadians: Paris Accord a good idea, Trump wrong to exit|date=7 June 2017|work=Abacus Data|access-date=15 March 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>

Scheer told [[Le Soleil (Quebec)|''Le Soleil'']] that he does not support a "war on cars" when supporting a tunnel between Quebec City and Levis.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lesoleil.com/actualite/andrew-scheer-en-faveur-dun-troisieme-lien-a7c9c9cac906c1e5913be2190478e633|title=Andrew Scheer en faveur d'un troisième lien|last=Moreau|first=Jean-Frédéric|date=8 April 2017|publisher=Le Soleil|access-date=14 December 2017}}</ref>