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Toronto Star Backs BC Carbon Tax

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By Richard Littlemore
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In an editorial under the headline: โ€œCarbon tax battle may not be over,โ€ the Toronto Star has taken note of the issue that is currently dominating the BC electionย conversation.

The Star concludes:

โ€œโ€ฆAmerican commentators, ranging fromย New York Timesย columnist Thomas Friedman to right-wing economist Arthur Laffer, are calling for a carbon tax as an alternative to cap-and-trade. โ€˜Since the opponents of cap-and-trade are going to pillory it as a tax anyway, why not go for the real thing โ€“ a simple, transparent, economy-wide carbon tax?โ€™ asked Friedman in his column lastย weekend.

โ€œWhy not, indeed.โ€

By Richard Littlemore

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