As someone who supports the carbon rebate and thinks it’s a good policy, I have to admit that Carney is right. Trudeau screwed up the implementation, and now a policy that gives most Canadians more money than they pay is a third rail.
Replacing the tax with something more acceptable, and equally effective seems like a good way forward.
Regrettably true. At this point trying to convince people of the value of it is a losing battle. If Carney’s plan is basically “Do climate incentives, but slightly differently so we can say we got rid of the Carbon Tax” I’d say that’s a very savvy move.
If anything, this is exactly the kind of leader we need; someone who knows how to pick their battles, and how to achieve good progressive policy goals in ways that will get public support. I’m not a fan of the Liberals in general, I think their centrist corporatist politics are drowning us slowly, but God do I wish the NDP could learn to think like this.