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1. Minister McKenna wrong on relationship between carbon taxes and growth

   (screenshot of actual tweet) Recently, federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna took to twitter to criticize the Ontario government’s decision to scrap its cap and trade program. The first sentence in the ...

2. The Magic Carbon Dividend Plan—yes, it’s too good to be true

   Appeared in the National Newswatch, October 4, 2018 Will households be better off under a carbon tax-and-dividend plan? A recent report from Canadians for Clean Prosperity, a pro-carbon pricing advocacy group, claims they will, based on an analysis by ...

3. Rolling back carbon taxes—here’s how

   When I talk about rolling back carbon taxes, I get a range of replies, ranging from “why do you want to destroy the Earth” to “you can’t do that because Trudeau has federalized it!” Another reply I get (usually said sarcastically) is “Oh ...

4. Canada’s phony debate about carbon taxes

   Appeared in Maclean's, February 23, 2018 In the Ontario PC leadership race, all four candidates hoping to replace Patrick Brown as leader oppose carbon taxes, a centrepiece of Brown’s Tory platform. The federal Conservative Party also opposes carbon ...

5. B.C. budget abandons any hope for efficient carbon tax

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, September 15, 2017 In its first budget released earlier this week, Premier John Horgan’s NDP government raised the carbon tax rate by 66 per cent over the next four years and rejected revenue neutrality, undermining the case ...