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Old Posted Jul 20, 2018, 2:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Docere View Post
The carbon tax was implemented in BC too by Gordon Campbell and there doesn't seem to be much opposition to it, in contrast to right-wingers elsewhere.
To be fair it was implemented in 2008 by a right wing government while the left was opposed at the time, the complete opposite of things today.

BC has a strong environmentalist presence so supporting a carbon tax was an easier thing to swallow here than elsewhere.

Didn't stop the NDP from campaigning against it in 2009, was a very successful strategy since they won several interior ridings where resource workers who were unionized were located.

Unfortunately for the NDP today is quite different and against any environmentalist ideas would warrant them losing their urban coastal base, couple this with strong competition from the greens and the NDP now is forced to realize the fact they are an urban Liberal party and no longer a labour union party.
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