national carbon tax

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Carbon leakage—the Whac-A-Mole effect

A $50 per tonne carbon tax is not enough to significantly change consumer behaviour such as gasoline consumption.


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Canada’s carbon tax hampers key industries, may spur ‘carbon leakage’

Canadians will pay a price for our reduced competitiveness—in the form of lower employment and/or investment.


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One good thing about the carbon tax

We don’t have a lot in economics, but we do have prices and the price system.


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Federal carbon tax falls well short of textbook design

The federal carbon tax will reach $50 per tonne in 2022.


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Concerns remain as federal carbon tax takes effect

The federal government’s carbon tax comes into effect today, but what will it accomplish?


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The carbon taxman is coming

The federal carbon price will reach $50.00 per tonne by 2022.


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Trudeau government carbon-pricing plan not in line with Nobel Prize-winning analysis

Federal plan adds more regulations to the mix—then sticks a carbon tax on top.


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Tax hikes squeezing various elements of Alberta society

If Prime Minister Trudeau has his way, carbon taxes will rise to $50/tonne of emissions by 2022.