Sign of hope

Chantal Hebert notices the obvious: we do not wish to impoverish ourselves by making energy too expensive at the price

“According to a Nanos poll released this week, the Conservative party has built a lead in voting intentions on Trudeau’s Liberals. With a federal election possibly as many as three years away, those numbers do not portend much of anything, but they do suggest the rhetoric on offer on the leadership campaign trail is finding a receptive audience.

“If leading political actors in Ontario, Quebec and on the Conservative leadership front are willing to bet their futures on damping or shrugging off Canada’s environmental ambitions, it is because they are convinced that on climate change, voters — or at least more than enough of them for their purpose — are not ready to put their money where their mouths are. And chances are they are right.