Vaughn Palmer: Brenda Bailey ducked questions the government could have researched starting last fall

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VICTORIA — Finance Minister Brenda Bailey was deep into debate on phasing out the carbon tax Monday night when she took a stab at rationalizing the NDP’s reasons for waiting to act until the 11th hour.

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“Some questions have been raised about this being a panic,” she began. “Why on this day, March 31, are we bringing forward this bill?

“Well, the reality is the premier made a commitment that should the federal government step back on the carbon legislation, we too would follow suit.”

When Prime Minister Mark Carney signed off on the federal version of the tax on March 15, the B.C. legislature was on a two-week break.

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