“My job is not to be popular.” Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister (pictured), spent much of March explaining himself as he fought a revolt against an increase to the country’s carbon tax. On his own terms, and few others, Mr Trudeau is succeeding. Both his Liberal Party and the tax—which increased from C$65 to C$80 ($59) per tonne of CO2 equivalent on April 1st—are unloved. Mr Trudeau survived a no-confidence vote ahead of the increase, but the debate it sparked has added to the burdens of a prime minister who is staggering through his ninth year in power.
