Misinformation won: How divisive politics doomed Canada’s carbon tax

By Kathryn Harrison, Professor of Political Science, University of British Columbia
Alice Lépissier, Researcher, University of California, Santa Barbara
Chloé Boutron, PhD Candidate in Political Science, University of British Columbia
Erick Lachapelle, Associate professor, Département de science politique, Université de Montréal
Matto Mildenberger, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of California, Santa Barbara

New research suggests Canadian opposition to the carbon tax was based on misinformation, partisan politics and serious misconceptions about how much it was costing them at the pumps.

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