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CBC NEWS: Can the Trudeau government revive its old 'middle class' message?

Pierre Poilievre went to Charlottetown last week and stood in front of a gas station sign to restate his opposition to a pair of federal climate policies: the national price on carbon and new clean fuel regulations.


 

After gesturing at the price of unleaded gasoline displayed behind him, the Conservative leader said he understood the "affordability crisis" that Islanders were "suffering" through after "eight years of Trudeau."

 

Poilievre is adept at conveying ire but he still lacks a plan for reducing Canada's greenhouse gas emissions — a significant policy gap at a time when large parts of the country are on fire. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals will also argue that regulators and governments in the Atlantic provinces have unjustifiably allowed oil companies to pass the cost of climate action on to consumer  ...


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  1. AnonymousAugust 22, 2023 at 12:29 PM

    The fires are exacerbated by weather, but the underlying cause is excess fuel buildup due to over a century of fire suppression. Has little to do with climate change.

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