Stéphane Dion Must Stop Evading Tough Questions On His Risky Carbon Tax

September 02, 2008

(OTTAWA, ON) - As the Liberal Caucus gathers for secret strategy meetings in Winnipeg this week, it is up to Stéphane Dion to quell dissent from his MPs by finally providing them, and all Canadians, with some real answers about his real Carbon Tax plans.

“One thing is clear: Stéphane Dion’s Carbon Tax has done a magnificent job of creating confusion, disorder and disarray in the Liberal Party,�? said Conservative MP Jason Kenney. “Stéphane Dion must stop running from the hard questions and provide some real answers about his carbon tax plan. Canadians deserve to know the truth.�?

Mr. Kenney called on Stéphane Dion to answer all of the questions on his Carbon Tax that he has, to date, been ducking.

• Why are senior Liberals claiming that the Dion Carbon Tax is unfinished and subject to change?
• Why is Stéphane Dion’s own agriculture critic saying that the Liberals “know there are problems,�? with the Dion Carbon Tax?
• Why is the MP who is writing Stéphane Dion’s platform promising secret side deals to exempt his home province from the pain of the Dion Carbon Tax?
• Why is the Atlantic Liberal Caucus running away from the Dion Carbon tax and pretending it does not exist?
• Why is Stéphane Dion contradicting the Premier of BC who has said that Mr. Dion offered BC as special side deal on the Carbon Tax?
  

“At a time of global economic uncertainty Canada needs strong, steady leadership,�? concluded Mr Kenney. “The Dion Carbon Tax with its massive holes demonstrates that Stéphane Dion is not a leader and just not worth the risk.�?