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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. A new twist on the carbon tax?

   The plan includes a “carbon price” between $20 per tonne and $50 per tonne on fuels. ...

4. Trudeau carbon tax hike will hammer New Brunswick economy

   A $170 per tonne carbon tax will cost the province an estimated 2,200 jobs. ...

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

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

6. New $170 carbon tax will hit Albertans hard

   Due to the higher tax, the province will lose an estimated 30,544 jobs by 2030. ...

7. 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. ...

8. 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 ...

9. Carbon tax proponent misses mark—several times

   In reply to my last column on carbon taxes, Michael Bernstein from Canadians for Clean Prosperity argues that while the federal government’s carbon tax can be improved, it should not, contrary to my view, be rejected. His defence of the ...

10. 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 ...