The Ottawa spin machine is in overdrive

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It’s an old PR adage, but alive and well in the Ottawa bubble — particularly when it comes to the Liberals’ attempts to rid themselves of their carbon tax baggage.

And there’s lots of luggage to dispense with.

Mark Carney, who appears to be the most likely successor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, has been a longtime champion of a carbon tax. He’s called it a model for others around the world to follow. In fact, he’s called for them to be higher, saying at a World Economic Forum event that Canada is “a long way from where the carbon price needs to be.”

Today, Carney appears to be much more muted in his praise for the carbon tax. Supposedly, he’ll put this on pause until after the election. After that, Canadians should simply trust he will bring a........

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