What do Canadians think of carbon taxes? We know what the federal government thinks: Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is a huge fan, as he has been a vocal proponent of his government’s imposition of a minimum price of $65 per tonne of carbon, which has raised the price at the pump by 14 cents...
READ MOREExpensive Liberal carbon tax could be Poilievre’s path to prime minister
With all the issues swirling about Ottawa these days, it’s hard to see the forest for the trees. What could crater the Liberals’ approval numbers? What could topple the government? What could be the ballot question? Clearly, no one has figured that out. The latest Leger poll has the Liberal Party at 32 per...
READ MOREPM’S carbon cred at COP26 misses mark at home
If Trudeau really aspires to be Captain Carbon, he needs to take the politics out of climate change and focus on better solutions. ...
READ MORETrudeau’s got a pipeline problem
He’s got precious few options that won’t end up splitting the centre-left vote As Parliament resumes this week, the Liberals are getting a wakeup call from reality on some of their most important files. Unemployment is back up to seven per cent and exports have dropped seven per cent in the past year. Pipeline...
READ MOREIs Wynne’s green plan creative destruction, or political suicide?
If you’re one of those who thought the federal NDP went off the deep end with its embrace of the anti-carbon Leap Manifesto, you won’t believe what the Ontario Liberals are (apparently) up to. According to secret cabinet documents obtained by the Globe and Mail, the government of Premier Kathleen Wynne is poised to spend...
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