GreenerPolitics

from the toronto star
OTTAWA – The Conservative government’s newfound green policy push is viewed with skepticism by many Canadians, a new poll by Decima Research suggests.

But the flip side of the public’s jaundiced opinion of Tory motivations isn’t exactly a warm embrace of Liberal Leader Stephane Dion’s environmental record.

The national survey, provided to The Canadian Press, indicates there are plenty of doubts about all the major federal political parties when it comes to environmental policy.

“Neither the Liberals nor the Conservatives have won this debate about which party . . . is decidedly better from an environmental standpoint,” Bruce Anderson, Decima’s CEO, said today.

“So there’s room for the Conservatives to feel that they can make headway on this issue.”

That’s the good news for the government.

But the poll has a distinct downside for Prime Minister Stephen Harper as he attempts to reposition the Conservatives on the file.

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