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In Atlantic Canada, where the Liberals have dominated to different degrees in the past three elections, the government’s major climate policy plank—carbon pricing—is a bust.

Constituents told ministers from this region that homeownership is out of reach, or if they own a home, the burden of their mortgage is becoming unbearable.

The lead for the Tories is not insurmountable, but widening, and the top issue for Canadians surveyed is the cost of living—the latter informing the former.

But there is an acute sense among senior staffers and some ministers that once a wave or a desire for change takes hold, there is not much you can do to stop it.

They don’t believe they’re at that critical nexus yet, but there is debate about how long a runway they have to counter a narrative that cemented over the summer; or in other words—to meet the moment.

That too isn’t a surprise—show me a government that wants to make a big announcement during the dying days of summer and I’ve got a shiny penny to sell you.

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