Simon Little

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B.C. will scrap ‘consumer carbon tax’ if Ottawa drops federal backstop: Eby

B.C. will scrap ‘consumer carbon tax’ if Ottawa drops federal backstop: Eby

BC NDP Leader David Eby says the province will scrap its consumer carbon price if the federal government drops its legal backstop requiring provinces to have one. Eby announced the policy shift Thursday at a campaign event in Vancouver, in response to a question from Global News.

Poll finds declining Canadian support for LGBTQ2 rights and visibility

Poll finds declining Canadian support for LGBTQ2 rights and visibility

On the eve of Pride month, a new poll has found declining support for LGBTQ2 rights in Canada. The Ipsos survey polled adults in 26 countries on a variety of metrics measuring support for the queer community. Canada, it found, was among the few countries where support for rights and visibility appeared to register “precipitous drops,” Ipsos vice-president of public...