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1. There are better ways to boost B.C.’s economy than banning log exports

   Appeared in the Victoria Times Colonist, March 8, 2017 With the B.C. provincial election a few months away, the contentious issue of log exports has emerged once again. Some politicians, policy analysts and unions have argued for a ban on log exports. ...

2. Keep the carbon tax but make sure it’s revenue neutral

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, March 2, 2016 British Columbia’s climate policy is at a crossroads. The government must decide how to move forward with their signature policy: The revenue neutral carbon tax. The last increase of the tax was July 1, 2012, ...

3. BC economy would gain from streamlined log export policies

     Almost no topic in BC forestry has been more controversial than what to do about log exports. Unions and some politicians argue for a complete ban, while many economists have favoured free trade in logs. The current government has been happy to allow ...

4. Though Rivers Day is past, let's celebrate our success

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, Times Colonist, Kelowna Daily Courier, Penticton Herald and Trail Times British Columbia is often thought of as a province characterized by towering mountains and magnificent ocean views but throughout our history it has ...

5. HOT lanes a great idea but not for subsidizing transit

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun Kathleen Wynne, the new Premier of Ontario, recently stated her willingness to consider implementing new methods to raise revenue to help fund expansion of public transit. Furthermore, the 2013 Ontario Budget presented by ...

6. NDP leader's overheated rhetoric distorts Canada's environmental record

   Appeared in Charlottetown Guardian and stockwatch.ca Thomas Mulcair, federal NDP leader and Leader of the Opposition, has recently been berating Canada’s environmental performance as he travels in the United States: “In the U.S. people know how to read,” ...

7. Government hands Canadians 'lump of coal' with new vehicle emission standards

   Appeared in the Waterloo Region Record and Guelph Mercury As the latest round of global climate negotiations were set to commence in Doha in late November, Environment Minister Peter Kent announced that Canada would enact new vehicle fuel economy ...

8. An opportunity to give British Columbia its fair share

   Appeared in the Financial Post and Vancouver Sun Following the U.S. government’s delay in approving the much-hyped Keystone XL pipeline, many pundits turned their attention to the possibility of a new pipeline from the oilsands to BC’s west coast that ...

9. Surprising potential in Vancouver's affordable housing plan

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun With housing prices at an all-time high in Vancouver, there was a lot of buzz about the interim report of the Mayor’s Task Force on Housing Affordability. While the Task Force acknowledged the need to streamline and create ...

10. Congestion pricing would help solve our traffic woes

    Appeared in the Vancouver Sun As anyone who regularly commutes on Metro Vancouver highways will tell you, traffic congestion is a significant problem. Commuters end up sitting in their cars rather than spending time with their families or doing other ...