As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigns, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre frames the upcoming election as a fight against carbon taxes. Political experts warn that this strategy could backfire, especially with the looming threat of US tariffs and Canadians' growing concerns about affordability.
On Monday, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigned his post, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre took to social media to frame the coming election cycle.The only way to fix what the Liberal government’s policies had broken, he added, is “a carbon tax election.”
“The world is changing under our feet,” said the political scientist. “The issue that Canadians will continue to think about is affordability. That’s been this ongoing issue driven by housing, by inflation.” Eliminating carbon tax would 'leave holes' in B.C. budget Trudeau’s exit as leader comes as a consensus on climate policy has broken down across Canada and in B.C., where the carbon tax was first shown to work.
B.C.’s Climate Solutions Council — an advisory group made up of experts in industry, science, policy and activism — has warned the newly renamed Ministry of Energy and Climate Solutions that carbon pricing is “one of the most effective and efficient” tools to fight climate change. “The implication is saying to the public this is not a serious issue. It is a serious issue. It’s going to have the biggest impact on our economy, more than anything,” Berman said.
“We’re going to have to tackle the grip of the fossil fuel industry, which Prime Minister Trudeau did not do,” she said. “Anything that you’re going to say politically that is anti-tax is going to resonate with anyone who is trying to pay bills right now,” added Andrea Reimer, a former Vancouver city councillor who has spent years working on climate policy.Whoever ends up making a run for the next leader of the Liberal Party will inevitably face significant hurdles in any upcoming election.
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