The Drilldown: New polls shows support for carbon pricing – IPolitics

51 per cent of respondents say they support Trudeau government’s plan

A razor-thin majority of Canadians support the federal government’s carbon pricing plan, according to a new poll. The Mainstreet/Postmedia poll found that 51 per cent of respondents said they approve, with 21 per cent saying they strongly approve and 30 per cent saying they somewhat approve.

In Canada:

Members of Alberta’s Wildrose party have given leader Brian Jean a mandate to fight the provincial government’s carbon tax, reports the Edmonton Journal. The party’s rank-and-file gave Jean overwhelming support to fight the policy at their annual general meeting in Red Deer on Saturday.

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