Dogmatism an existential threat to Liberals’ political fortunes in Atlantic Canada, say pollsters

While the growing public warnings from within the federal Liberal caucus and at the provincial level over climate policies have so far remained polite, Abacus Data’s Tim Powers says they may not remain so the longer they are ignored.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference on Aug. 23 in Charlottetown, P.E.I., where he touted the federal carbon tax and rebate regime, which has increasingly become a point of vulnerability in the Liberals' polling in the region, creating friction and dissent amongst its Atlantic caucus.The Hill Times photograph by Laura Ryckewaert

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BY STUART BENSON

October 18, 2023

As the choir of voices within the Liberals' own Atlantic congregation calling for sanctuary from federal climate policies grows increasingly louder, pollsters say the Grits are facing an “existential question” over whether their environmental legacy will be one of flexib...

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