Provincial Liberals unveil eco-platform

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WINNIPEG — Liberal Leader Jon Gerrard promised Sunday to ban phosphorus in commercial dishwasher soap, create a set price for green energy and help employees get to work by greener means.

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WINNIPEG — Liberal Leader Jon Gerrard promised Sunday to ban phosphorus in commercial dishwasher soap, create a set price for green energy and help employees get to work by greener means.

Gerrard unveiled his eco-platform Sunday at his River Heights campaign office.

He said a Liberal government would boost the existing ban on residential dishwashing soap with phosphorus to include the soap used by restaurants and institutions. And he would create a feed-in tariff like the one in Ontario that sets the lucrative price at which Manitoba Hydro will buy wind, solar or other green power. Gerrard suggested a reasonable benchmark might be the price of power produced by the new Wuskwatim dam.

John Woods / the canadian press
Liberal Leader Jon Gerrard
John Woods / the canadian press Liberal Leader Jon Gerrard

The Liberals’ plan also includes support for composting, carpooling and community gardens.

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