It’s tempting to brand politicians as hypocrites when they lament soaring gas prices. After all, politicians are a key cause of high gas prices. But let’s give them the benefit of the d…
It’s tempting to brand politicians as hypocrites when they lament soaring gas prices. After all, politicians are a key cause of high gas prices. But let’s give them the benefit of the doubt — maybe they are finally recognizing the problem and are ready to start fixing it.
It’s both amusing and encouraging, then, to see politicians from both sides of the aisle saying they, too, are upset by high fuel prices. The NDP campaigned hard against the imposition of the B.C. carbon tax back in 2008, calling for the governing B.C. Liberals to “axe the tax.” Back then, NDP leader Carole James said the small rebates going to taxpayers was just putting “lipstick on a pig.” Recently, Horgan has talked about giving drivers “relief” at the pumps, and reducing the cost by 15 cents a litre would be partially relieving.
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