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Climate Change: O’Toole’s carbon pricing gamble draws mixed political reviews
More Canadians than ever now view climate change as human-caused, but one-in-four disagree May 3, 2021 – Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole’s mid-April announcement of a new carbon pricing plan surprised many Canadians, including, reportedly, some members of his own
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Balancing act: Majorities say both climate action, oil & gas growth should be top priorities for next government
Division remains over federal carbon tax, but most want to do more to meet 2030 emission reduction goal September 5, 2019 – It is a debate often styled as “either or”. Either the federal government commits to policies aimed at
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Carbon Pricing: Rebate announcement tips opinion in favour of federal plan, slim majority now support it
At least two-thirds in both Alberta and Saskatchewan continue to oppose federal carbon tax November 1, 2018 – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s October 23 announcement – that revenues from his government’s soon-to-be-implemented carbon tax will be returned to households that
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Carbon conflict: two-thirds of Canadians say provinces should have the final say on pricing
Fewer than half support federal government plan, view driven heavily by politics July 26, 2018 – In the emerging federal-provincial battle over carbon pricing – Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford appear to be galvanizing public opinion
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The price ain’t right: Canadians liked carbon tax in theory, but support declines as plan becomes a reality
Canadians concerned their industries may face disadvantage as Trump pulls out of Paris Agreement July 5, 2017– A new study from the Angus Reid Institute indicates Canadian support for federal carbon pricing has cooled as the issue morphs from plan
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Most Canadians support carbon pricing; but less consensus on effectiveness of such measures
Just over half say federal government isn’t paying enough attention to climate change. April 22, 2015 – As Ontario develops plans to join Quebec and California’s cap and trade carbon pricing framework, and as British Columbia is featured on the
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