On today’s show, we talk with Mount Allison economics professor Craig Brett about the carbon tax: how it works, what it’s meant to achieve, and the role it does or doesn’t play in the affordability crisis. Plus in briefs: the RCMP are looking for help identifying the driver of a truck they believe was involved with a fatal car crash on Route 106 in September, and Maritime Fuels has declared bankruptcy, leaving some customers with significant credits on their accounts.