Now even the top Conservative advisors to Stephen Harper agree that Pee Pee is all talk about "Axing The Tax". When and if the time comes and he is now in charge then there is no way that he will implement his deep hollow promises.:
Ivison: Poilievre won’t axe all of the carbon tax, ex-Harper adviser predicts
'I just don't see any government in any future getting rid of that, Conservative, Liberal or New Democrat,' Ken Boessenkool said. 'The question is: will it continue to get more stringent?'
This week, John Ivison is joined by veteran economist and strategist Ken Boessenkool, who was a senior adviser to Stephen Harper and a former chief of staff to B.C. premier Christy Clark.
Boessenkool is part of a group called Conservatives for Clean Growth, who are pushing the idea that climate policy matters and that any credible election platform needs a carbon plan. Ivison asked whether a Pierre Poilievre government would keep the industrial emitters carbon tax that covers the majority of Canada’s emissions, even if it kills the consumer tax.
“Look, there’s a huge gap between what Conservatives say and what Conservatives do. And I hate to admit this, but it’s true. Jason Kenney ran on ‘Axe The Tax’ and he beefed up the industrial carbon price in Alberta. Danielle Smith ran on ‘Axe to Tax’ and she not only beefed up the industrial carbon price in Alberta, she said she was going to go to $170 (a tonne). She committed to doing that. And as you mentioned, that’s the heavy lifting,” he said.
Boessenkool noted that one Quebec newspaper reported that a Poilievre government would kill the large emitter tax, and within an hour the Opposition leader’s office sent out a correction saying “that’s not what he said.”
“In Alberta, 70 per cent of emissions are subject to a carbon price on the industrial side. And I just don’t see any government in any future getting rid of that — Conservative, Liberal or New Democrat,” he said. “The question is: will it continue to get more stringent? Will it continue to get tighter? And I think the answer to that question is almost certainly, yes. If Danielle Smith’s gonna promise to go to $170, I think other prime ministers and premiers (will follow)…There will continue to be public pressure to do something about climate change,” he said.
Ivison asked if the Liberals’ byelection defeat in Montreal on Monday, on top of an earlier loss in downtown Toronto in June, meant the governing party is no longer competitive in Canada’s big cities.
“Well look, their numbers were bad last week, their numbers are bad this week, and I expect their numbers will be be bad next week. So, it’s a continuation of bad news. But on the flip side, (Christy Clark) was 22 points behind in the polls when I was there, and she won the next election. Now, she was a new leader, so maybe there’s something there, but it’s not a foregone conclusion. Justin Trudeau is a formidable campaigner and if I were Pierre Poilievre, I wouldn’t be putting any of my tools down, that’s for sure,” he said.
The problem for Trudeau is the length of time he’s been in power, Boessenkool said.
“When I talk to Liberals these days, I get flashbacks to 2014, when we convinced ourselves that Stephen Harper might be able to win the next election. And, you know, I still think he could have won that election. But nine, 10 years is sort of the useful life of a government these days. And these guys are getting close.
"I just don't see any government in any future getting rid of that — Conservative, Liberal or New Democrat," Ken Boessenkool said.
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