Delegates vote on party constitution items at a Conservative Party of Canada national policy convention. (Andrew Vaughan/Canadian Press)A month after the resolution failed, O'Toole presented the Conservative answer to Liberal claims that the party lacks a credible plan to address climate change. An 'outrageous' betrayalThe Conservatives have long opposed the Liberal carbon tax — in government, the party's MPs frequently blasted Liberal and NDP plans for a "job-killing carbon tax." The Canadian Taxpayers' Federation has called O'Toole's plan an "outrageous" betrayal of his promise to "repeal the Trudeau carbon tax." (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)In his convention speech in March, O'Toole said party members must either embrace change or risk losing more elections.

Source: CBC News May 19, 2021 07:52 UTC