Canadians barely support carbon tax; don't like B.C. carbon tax, poll finds

Canadians barely support carbon tax; don't like B.C. carbon tax, poll finds

Written by Dirk Meissner, THE CANADIAN PRESS
Sunday, 10 May 2009

VICTORIA, B.C. - Canadians are willing to flirt with a nationwide carbon tax to fight climate change, but bets are off when it comes to paying the bill, a new poll has found.

A Harris-Decima telephone poll conducted exclusively for The Canadian Press found 49 per cent of respondents said they supported bringing in a carbon tax.

But when asked specifically if they'd support a carbon tax like British Columbia's which would incrementally hike the cost of gas and home heating oil, support dropped to 42 per cent.

The telephone survey of 1,000 Canadians conducted April 29 to May 3 has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 per cent 19 times out of 20.

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