Conservative party politics getting in way of debate on environment: Chong
OTTAWA — Conservative leadership candidate Michael Chong knew a promise to bring in a revenue-neutral carbon tax, if elected, would be a tough sell.
But what he didn’t expect was that his own party machine would make it so tough.
“We’ve been running against the party’s advertising and communications machine that has been campaigning against a carbon tax,” he said during a recent, wide-ranging interview with The Canadian Press.
“And I’m the only candidate that’s had that challenge.”