Carbon-pricing saga must have Liberal players questioning if they want to keep playing

The carbon-price carveout is either undermining a sought-after legacy, or not yet providing the political rewards that Liberals hoped for from a change of course.
An environmental campaigner and advocate before he got into politics, Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault must feel disillusioned these days, writes Tim Powers.

OTTAWA—Today, here’s a tale of two Liberal Members of Parliament who are finding that life in the city of Ottawa is not so much fun. Speculation would suggest their lonely-hearts club extends beyond them both, but that is for another time.

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