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Suzuki Worried Failed Green Shift May Dissuade Environmental Progress.By Michael Oliveira, CanadianPress, October 16, 2008. "It's disconcerting that the Liberals' disastrous showing at the polls and whispered calls for Stephane Dion's resignation may dissuade politicians from putting the environment at the forefront of future election campaigns, renowned scientist and author David Suzuki said Wednesday. Dion's Green Shift carbon tax plan was the centrepiece of the Liberal campaign platform, but it never resonated with voters, mostly because Dion failed to properly articulate its merits to Canadians, environmentalists say. Suzuki said he now fears the next Liberal leader won't be as bold as Dion was with environmental policy... Environmentalists generally said politicians shouldn't abandon the idea of a national carbon tax as long as they can sell it better than Dion did."