’Not telling the truth’

NDP MP Irene Mathyssen responds to the letter three Conservative MPs sent to the London Free Press.

Unfortunately, London’s Conservative MPs are simply not telling the truth in their joint letter “NDP carbon tax a job killer”. Neither the NDP nor our leader have advocated for a Carbon tax - we have, in fact, opposed it whenever one has been suggested.

What we have proposed and Mr. Mulcair is still proposing is a cap-and-trade system. It is very similar to the one advocated by the Conservatives in their 2008 platform, something they have failed to deliver.

Here, again, are the reasons why the current Conservative position is farcical.