“A real piece of work.” That’s how Ontario Premier Doug Ford described federal environment minister Steven Guilbault after the latter lambasted him for having “no plan to fight climate change.” The riff came about after Ford criticized the latest hike in the federal carbon tax, from 50$ to 65$ per ton effective April 1,...
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If Trudeau really aspires to be Captain Carbon, he needs to take the politics out of climate change and focus on better solutions. ...
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O'Toole needs to appeal to the pragmatic voter who understands the link between the economy and the environment....
READ MOREFighting climate change on someone else’s dime
What kind of green matters more to you: the planet or your wallet? According to the latest Ipsos poll, Canadians will take the cash, thanks....
READ MOREAh, nostalgia — the premiers are flaying another prime minister
Trudeau just found out what Harper knew: First Ministers’ meetings are dangerous It’s a swell time to be a premier. After years of getting the deep-freeze from Stephen Harper — ranging from the silent treatment to out-and-out hostility — provincial and territorial leaders once again have a seat at the federal table, courtesy of...
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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