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Realities of carbon pricing in Canada and beyond
Appeared in the Globe and Mail, March 6, 2017 There’s a general, indeed a strong consensus, within the economic community that a properly designed carbon tax can both reduce emissions and improve the economy. We broadly agree with this academic analysis. ...
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B.C.’s budget—an opportunity to make the carbon tax revenue neutral again
Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, February 20, 2017 This week the B.C. government will release its budget, and if last week’s Throne Speech is any indication, tax cuts may be on the way. This is welcome news, since it’s an opportunity for the government to ...
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B.C.’s carbon tax not the ‘gold standard’ it’s made out to be
Appeared in the Financial Post, February 16, 2017 In a major announcement last year, the Trudeau government imposed a policy that will require all provinces to put a price on carbon emissions by 2018. As governments in Canada and elsewhere pursue carbon ...
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Examining the Revenue Neutrality of British Columbia's Carbon Tax
British Columbia’s carbon tax is often praised as a model for other jurisdictions to follow, in part due to its alleged revenue neutrality. However, in the eight years since it was introduced, the offsetting tax measures used in the government’s revenue ...
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Higher taxes on the middle class—another broken election promise from the Trudeau Liberals
Appeared in the Globe and Mail, February 13, 2017 When a government breaks an election promise it usually attracts a fair bit of controversy. Witness the hubbub in the aftermath of the Trudeau Liberals abandoning electoral reform. With the federal budget ...