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1. Federal payout to steel plant exposes carbon tax flaw

   The Trudeau government recently announced a federal grant of up $420 million to Algoma Steel. ...

2. Here’s what the Trudeau government won’t tell you about its $170 carbon tax

   Cutting emissions by 25 per cent would impose a permanent cost of about 2.0 per cent of GDP. ...

3. Trudeau carbon tax will cost—not benefit—families

   A tax on businesses is paid by people who own the businesses. ...

4. Combined provincial, federal deficits will grow by about $22 billion annually due to carbon tax hike

   A $170 carbon tax will also cost the average Canadian worker $1,800 in foregone income. ...

5. Estimated Impacts of a $170 Carbon Tax in Canada

   The federal government’s Healthy Environment and Healthy Economy (HEHE) plan includes a $170-per-tonne carbon tax to be phased in over 9 years. Unlike previous cases when the government proposed major policy changes, it has not released any quantitative ...

6. Canadians should reject Trudeau-style carbon taxes

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, February 10, 2021 According to a recent poll by a group called Canadians for Clean Prosperity, the Conservative Party should reconsider its opposition to carbon taxes. There is, indeed, a strong textbook case to be made for ...

7. New Trudeau carbon tax plan smashes original ceiling—and original promises

   Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, January 13, 2021 In theory, a properly designed carbon tax is an efficient way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Yet two recent announcements illustrate the dangers in trusting government to implement a carbon tax. The ...

8. Flawed federal carbon-pricing plan will hurt economy

   Last week the Trudeau government unveiled its updated (and long-awaited) climate change plan dubbed “A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy.” The plan includes 64 new measures and $15 billion in climate change-related spending, which ...

9. Canada should rethink its carbon-pricing policies

   Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, October 21, 2020 It’s widely acknowledged among economists that carbon-pricing is the most efficient way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address climate change. While tackling climate change is a priority, existing ...

10. Carbon Pricing in High-Income OECD Countries

    Most economists consider human-made greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions an unintended negative externality of production and consumption. A negative externality occurs when the effects of producing or consuming goods and services impose costs on a third party ...