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1. Report swings and misses at carbon price 'myths'

   In a previous blog post, I explored whether the “10 Myths about carbon pricing in Canada” recently published by the Ecofiscal Commission were really all that mythical. The previous post looked at myths one to five. This post will look at ...

2. Canada’s flawed carbon pricing

   Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, May 8, 2019 The first test, that provinces will be able to resist the new federal carbon tax, has concluded. And opponents of the federal carbon tax have come away empty-handed. In a split 3-2 decision, last week the ...

3. Eco-group presents a few strawmen and two red herrings

   The Ecofiscal Commission, which pushes pollution pricing, recently released a report called “ 10 myths about carbon pricing in Canada,” which fails to live up to its title. For example, it claims that some people propagate the myth that ...

4. Carbon pricing in Canada—myth and reality

   Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, April 24, 2019 In recent eco-news, Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission, a self-appointed group that pushes pollution-pricing (believing that such mechanisms are superior to regulatory approaches), recently released a report called ...

5. Federal carbon tax falls well short of textbook design

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, April 3, 2019 On Monday, April Fool’s Day, the federal carbon tax kicked in, in the four provinces that do not have their own carbon taxes—Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and New Brunswick. The federal carbon tax (technically ...

6. Environmental Defence goes on the offence

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, January 23, 2019 In a refreshingly candid editorial by Joshua Buck, the Alberta climate manager for Environmental Defence, Buck validates what critics of Alberta’s climate change policies have said all along: Nothing Alberta ...

7. Carbon taxes—there are other ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, December 12, 2018 Paris is burning. Rioters are running rampant on the Champs-Elysees and spraying graffiti on the Arc de Triomph. The initial conflagration has been attributed to high energy costs, made more expensive partly ...

8. Carbon taxes take a beating—north and south

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, November 21, 2018 One hopes that Premier Notley and Prime Minister Trudeau have been watching events south of the border, where carbon taxes and wind/solar power advocates have taken major hits, and it’s clear Canada will go ...

9. The carbon taxman is coming

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, October 31, 2018 Last Week, Prime Minister Trudeau continued his fight against climate change with his escalating “pan-Canadian” carbon price, which will kick in at $20 per tonne in 2019 and rise by $10 per year to reach $50 ...

10. Trudeau government carbon tax plan rife with problems

    Appeared in the Vancouver Province, October 30, 2018 In case you hadn’t heard, the Trudeau government revealed last week how it would implement the federal “backstop” plan for provinces that (according to Ottawa) have inadequate carbon tax schemes. In ...