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Carbon Tax, tug-of-war between Prime Minister and the premiers

TORONTO – The tug of war over the carbon tax continues between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers of Canada: in a letter sent to the seven premiers asking for a stop to the imminent increase in the tax (on April 1st) – also to the Liberal premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Andrew Furey – the Prime Minister writes that ““There are several factors that affect inflation. It is critical to dispel the misconception that Canada’s carbon pricing system is a significant driver of inflation — because that is demonstrably false. According to the Bank of Canada, the carbon price is only responsible for about 0.1 percentage points of annual inflation”.  (more…)

Threats against politicians have become “increasingly normalized”

TORONTO – Threats against politicians are becoming “normal” in Canada too, due to extremist narratives fueled by disinformation or fake news: this is what emerges from a report prepared by a federal task force established in 2019 to protect the election process from foreign interference and including representatives from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, the RCMP, Global Affairs Canada and the Communications Security Establishment, Canada’s cyberespionage agency. 

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