Globe and Mail: A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to attend an event in Ottawa put on by Canada 2020, a newish think tank of sorts that is trying to further debate on the policy changes we need over the next decade. How to sell carbon pricing to Canadians included a panel of informed and enthusiastic speakers, and overflowed a large room at the Château Laurier.
I was not surprised at the lack of disagreement about the basics, even among the three politicians on the panel. Jean Charest, the former Quebec premier...