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Originally Posted by zamler
The Cons biggest mistake is trying to be up front about their policies and positions. For example climate change, have to paint yourself as a champion that will save us from the looming catastrophe doesn't matter that you will do no such thing Libs missed their 2015 promises and we will not get anywhere near the 2030 targets.
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I think the CPC were fairly vague on their policies, but they were definitely the least dishonest when it came to climate change. In my mind, if you truly care about an issue, you make the effort to understand it. That way, you can gauge whether your efforts to address this issue actually work/make sense. Canadian's don't actually care about climate change. They just want to feel like they are doing something. A tax on carbon is only effective if it changes your consumer habits to less carbon intensive alternatives. Just about everyone that I spoke with that defended the carbon tax made the point of saying that it's honestly not that expensive and it doesn't really impact your day to day life that much. They just seem to think that paying this tax will magically save the planet.