Putting a Tax on Carbon

Posted in Business & Economics, Environmental Studies, Government & Politics, Society & Social Issues

This summer, Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion introduced a plan to reduce Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions. The plan would place a new tax on carbon. Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservatives immediately attacked the plan, calling it a tax grab that would make gasoline even more expensive. In this News in Review story, we’ll look at the carbon tax debate and explain why it could become a big election issue.

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