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John Baird Should be Raked Over the (Carbon Tax) Coals

Mark Crowley | Posted 07.28.2012 | Canada Politics
Mark Crowley

It's rare that a government accused of undervaluing science and making policy decisions based on predetermined outcomes, rather than rational analysis, comes straight out and admits that's how they function. But recently, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird did exactly that in relation to carbon taxes.

CONFIRMED: Tories Cut Agency's Funding Due To Carbon Tax Research

CP | Heather Scoffield and Jennifer Ditchburn, The Canadian Press | Posted 07.14.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - The federal government has confirmed what the rumour mill suspected: it shut down an arm's length, independent advisory group because it didn...