There is no free lunch. Even the CBC who have much to gain as stated in the NDP platform by an NDP government are striking down Layton on Gas prices:
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With the New Democrats surging in the most recent pre-election polls, Canadian consumers might want to take a closer look at the party's centerpiece plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The end result could be sticker shock on the average family's hydro bill.
But there is one overwhelmingly inconvenient truth about any cap-and-trade system designed to cut GHG emissions.
Someone has to pay for it, and the most likely candidate is the Canadian consumer.
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cana...ker-shock.html