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1. 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. ...

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

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

3. 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 ...

4. 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 ...

5. 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 ...

6. Higher federal carbon tax will imperil Canadian competitiveness

   Last week, in the midst of a global pandemic and deep recession, the Trudeau government unveiled its new plan to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Despite adamantly stating it had no plans to increase the carbon tax beyond the ...

7. Carbon Pricing in High-Income OECD Countries

   Most economists consider human-made greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions an unintended negative externality of production and consumption. A negative externality occurs when the effects of producing or consuming goods and services impose costs on a third party ...

8. Ottawa’s carbon tax hike comes at worst possible time for Canadian industries

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, April 6, 2020 Last week, Prime Minister Trudeau announced that his government will proceed with its planned 50 per cent carbon tax increase, ignoring the fact that many Canadian industries are struggling mightily due to the ...

9. Carbon Pricing in Alberta

   One of the most important tax policy debates in Canada and Alberta specifically concerns “carbon pricing”, that is, the government’s imposition of an extra cost on activities that release carbon dioxide. Two common mechanisms of carbon pricing are a cap ...

10. Policymakers should heed lessons from Canada's carbon tax experiment

    Appeared in The Hill, January 30, 2019 Last week, many prominent economists in the United States penned an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal recommending a national carbon tax as the most cost-effective way to combat climate change. Yet their call ...