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Another federal poll came out this week with the rather unremarkable news that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are ahead everywhere except the Prairies.

What’s most interesting is the poll has come out just before the federal Liberal government launches its pushback against anti-carbon-pricing provinces that will promote the benefits of federal carbon pricing rebates going directly to Canadian households.

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It is no stretch to say this pushback is aimed almost exclusively at Ontario, where new Progressive Conservative Premier Doug Ford has vowed to join Saskatchewan’s legal challenge on carbon tax.

It’s even less of a stretch to say putting money directly into people’s pockets could work for the Liberals in vote-rich Ontario.

However, direct carbon rebates to households won’t work here in Saskatchewan … although it seems unlikely the Liberals much care.

The Liberals simply don’t care about whatever the Saskatchewan Party government concerns are about a carbon tax hurting industry and costing us jobs. Similarly, the Sask. Party government has never been interested in a meaningful conversation about a carbon tax as a tool to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or maybe even help households.