Could Liberal leadership race change the party’s attitude towards supporting the carbon tax?

On April 1, the Liberal government is raising the carbon taxAfter the increase, the carbon tax will cost 21 cents per litre of gasoline and 25 cents per litre of dieselCould the Liberal Party’s attitude towards the carbon tax change with a new leader? Kris Sims, the Alberta director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation shares with BCN’s Naveen Day which potential leadership candidates have already gone on the record saying whether they would keep or scrap the carbon tax.

Naveen Day

Naveen's career in broadcast and production spans close to 30 years. Prior to his move to Alberta, he was Senior Producer for two factual entertainment shows for Shaw and BellMTS, which were produced in his hometown of Winnipeg. He also served as a Producer and Production Supervisor at one of Canada's largest and fastest growing churches, and helped lead a production team of 75 volunteers. Naveen came on board with the team at Bridge City News in 2018 and performs on both sides of the camera lens as Producer, Editor, Production Coordinator, Back-up Anchor, Interview Host, and Video Journalist. In February 2022, Naveen went to Ottawa to provide daily, boots-on-the-ground coverage of the Freedom Convoy - an experience he describes as a monumental moment in Canadian history. Naveen is a two-time Communicator Awards recipient. In 2023, he won the Excellence Award for a piece he did on Alberta's Disability workers, and in 2024, he won again for a story titled, "New Smile, New Life".

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