It looks like Justin Trudeau’s consumer carbon tax won’t even make it back to the campaign trail. In his leadership-campaign launch in Edmonton on Thursday, Mark Carney did everything but promise to axe the tax … while at the same time, oddly, defending it. “Perception may be that it takes out more than the rebate provides, but reality is different,” he said. “And Canadians will miss that (rebate) money, so you need a comprehensive approach, you need a comprehensive plan.”