Canada: STÉPHANE DION’S grand environmental plan has failed to capture the public’s attention

Nova Scotia News - TheChronicleHerald.ca

...though his grand environmental plan has failed to capture the public’s attention – or imagination – so far.

According to an online poll, conducted for Canwest News Service and Global Television, and released earlier this month, only one-third of Canadians had even heard of Mr. Dion’s proposal, and 60 per cent of those were negatively disposed towards it. "Fewer than two in 10 named the carbon tax (as a key element). Only 2% heard that it’s a tax that is supposed to help the environment or stop climate change. And two big features of the plan – that it would be revenue-neutral and used to lower income taxes – were cited by 3%," the National Post reported.