Taxpayers keep watch on carbon charges

Salman Shaheen

April 25 2011

Canada goes to the polls on May 2 when the crucial issue of carbon taxes is expected to loom large in the minds of voters. Opposition parties are in general agreement that cap-and-trade is the best method to use. However, in Australia a lack of consensus on carbon taxes might bring down the government.

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