OTTAWA — Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland has not yet confirmed she will be running in the Liberal leadership contest but is already promising to reverse one of the Trudeau government’s key climate policies she has defended for years.

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'She will not fight Canadians on a policy they have been clear they do not support,' said a source close to Freeland.{ai:summary}<p>Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland is considering a run for the Liberal leadership and has indicated plans to repeal the consumer carbon tax, a policy she previously supported. This move comes as she seeks to position herself ahead of the leadership contest.</p><p>Freeland's potential reversal on this key climate policy reflects growing discontent with the tax among voters. #politics</p>

Freeland vows to scrap carbon tax, replace with system that provinces support: source

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