The Conservatives are so convinced that Mark Carney wants to become the next leader of the Liberal party, they have already let loose their attack dogs upon him, branding him “carbon tax Carney.”

But they may have to update that tag after the former central bank governor appeared to disavow the consumer carbon tax at a Senate committee meeting Wednesday. His comments suggest that if he ever runs for office, he will not do so proposing the same tax that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to axe.