Conservatives waving an ideological white flag

This is a massive shift in the Conservative Party’s brand.

When Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole decided to impose a carbon tax (I know he says it's actually a 'price on pollution' but you and I both know it’s really a tax) he basically loosened the last tether connecting his party to its ideological moorings, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY GERRY NICHOLLS

April 26, 2021

OAKVILLE, ONT.—When Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole decided to impose a carbon tax (I know he says it's actually a “price on pollution” but you and I both know it’s really a tax) he basically loosened the last tether connecting his party to its ideological moorings. Indeed, the party h...

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