Letter to the Editor

Although the writ has not yet been dropped for the Federal election, campaigning from one candidate is well under way with a “letter to the editor” in the June 27 Nelson Star.

I was disappointed with (Conservative Party candidate) Mr. Rob Morrison’s attempt at informing the residents of Kootenay – Columbia.

When dumping on the Federal Carbon Tax, he did not mention the rationale behind the tax, nor that Nobel Prize economists support carbon pricing over other strategies that require far more monitoring and administration.

I do not recall the current government claiming that carbon pricing was their “environmental plan” – it is only part of the many strategies that will be needed. In terms of the three policy principles Morrison described, they all seem quite vague, with no mention of how the outcomes will be monitored and administered.

I have questioned Mr. Morrison on his Facebook page until I was blocked. My comments there were thoughtful; but did challenge some of the vague claims being made by Mr. Morrison.

It does not seem that long ago the nation rallied to “get rid of Harper.”  It worries me that people may want to swing the policy pendulum back to a Harper style of government.

Ron Robinson,

Nelson

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