Canadians Reject 'Green Shift' at the Polls

Canadians went to the polls yesterday and re-elected Stephen Harper's Conservative Party -- which downplayed environmental issues -- while rejecting the "Green Shift" carbon tax plan of the Liberal Party.

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October 16, 2008, 1:00 PM PDT

By Michael Dudley

"It may be some time before we again see a political leader in Canada brave enough to build a campaign platform around saving the environment.

The world economic crisis that may take a few years to fix has something to do with that. But so, too, does the outcome of last night's federal election, which saw the Conservatives returned to power, partly on the back of Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion's muddled message on the environment.

The party that won last night's federal election was the one that barely mentioned the environment, except when it was to disparage the green policies of its opponents, particularly the Liberals. What does that say about where the issue sits in the pecking order of Canadian concerns? It wasn't that long ago the environment topped the list."

FULL STORY: The environment was not a winning issue on this campaign trail

Wednesday, October 15, 2008 in Globe and Mail

Government / Politics Canada Environment

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