As Canadian members of parliament debate a motion that the federal Conservatives hope triggers a snap “carbon tax election,” a group of protesters remains stationed on the side of the Trans-Canada Highway near Calgary – as they have for months – rallying against the federal government’s price on pollution.
The political discourse is heating up in the House of Commons Tuesday as the Conservatives put forth a non-confidence motion against the Liberal government.
Despite a high chance of the motion being struck down, southern Alberta carbon tax protesters like James Van Allen say Canadian voters deserve a seat at the table and to have their views heard sooner rather than later.
“We need to go into an election, whatever triggers it, I don’t really care. I mean when you talk about the non-confidence, how many scandals do you need to have with a person like Trudeau? It’s endless,” he said.
“Jagmeet Singh is propping up Trudeau, …