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1. The long list of disincentives to oil and gas investment in Canada keeps getting longer

   Recently, in the midst of the Trans Mountain pipeline saga, CBC reporter Tony Seskus wrote about Bill C-69, a plan to completely overhaul how major energy and environmental projects are reviewed by government in Canada (and the topic of ...

2. The high cost of getting climate policy wrong

   The Internet is abuzz over a recent report by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) that shines some light on the potential impact of the federal carbon tax plan on Canada’s economy. Specifically, the report shows that the carbon price ...

3. GST revenues from carbon-pricing—likely another tax grab

   This week, as Canadians were sliding into their holiday mindset, the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) released a report estimating the GST revenues collected by the federal government through existing carbon-pricing schemes in four ...

4. Another celebrity tour of the oilsands, another woefully incomplete picture

   We’re barely into 2017, and we’ve had our first celebrity tour of the oilsands, with much rhetoric and lamentations (not to mention lots of spent jet, helicopter and motorcade fuel). Jane Fonda is visiting Canada for the now obligatory ...

5. Charade or effective federal carbon pricing?

   The new year kicked off with pitched policy battles in Alberta and Ontario as both provinces introduced new programs to tax greenhouse gas emissions (often referred to as “carbon emissions”) in efforts to reduce those emissions. These ...

6. Three Amigos climate agreement—the good and the not-so-good

   Prime Minister Trudeau, President Obama and President Nieto have agreed on a “ North American Climate, Clean Energy, and Environment Partnership.” As with many such plans, this one is a mixture of smart policies proven to work, and ...