Tories trying to frame ‘green shift’ as a tax issue, not environmental

David McGuinty says Stephen Harper's 'screw everybody' language appears like he's 'a junk yard dog backed into a corner'

The governing Conservatives don't want Environment Minister John Baird as their official spokesperson to speak out against Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion's new carbon tax plan because the government is trying to frame the issue as a tax policy, not an environmental policy, Conservatives say....

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