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  1. Minister McKenna wrong on carbon pricing and growth in Ontario

    Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, October 24, 2018 This week, the Trudeau government announced plans to impose a carbon tax on provinces (including Ontario) whose governments are not currently planning to implement a tax themselves. Prior to the announcement, ...

  2. Ontario PC candidates should offer real tax reform—not bumper sticker slogans

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, February 21, 2018 In the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership race, many have asked whether the party should continue to embrace the carbon tax at the heart of former leader Patrick Brown’s “People’s Guarantee. ...

  3. Carbon tax exacerbates harm from other tax hikes in Alberta

    Appeared in the Calgary Herald, January 16, 2017 Over the past two years, Albertans have been hit with a wide range of tax hikes and fee increases including substantial increases to personal and corporate income taxes. On January 1 of this year, Albertans ...

  4. Carbon pricing, plus more regulation, equals bad news for Ontario’s economy

    An economics textbook will tell you that carbon pricing (through a carbon tax or a cap and trade scheme) is the most efficient way to reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG). The principle at work is that is less economically damaging to ...

  5. Alberta budget confirms ‘revenue recycling’ is code for tax and spend

    Appeared in the Calgary Herald, April 27, 2016 Last autumn, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley claimed that her government’s proposed carbon tax plan would be revenue neutral. This claim was widely discredited by economists who noted that the term “revenue ...

  6. Alberta’s new carbon policies are not revenue neutral

    This week, the Alberta government unveiled its new strategy on climate change, which includes a carbon tax that will be implemented gradually, reaching $30/tonne in 2018. Premier Rachel Notley (pictured above) has gone on record stating ...

  7. Alberta’s new carbon policies are not revenue neutral

    Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, November 25, 2015 This week, the Alberta government unveiled its new strategy on climate change, aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The strategy calls for the implementation of a carbon tax that would reach $30/tonne ...

  8. Carbon tax another major blow to Alberta’s investment climate

    Appeared in the Edmonton Journal, November 25, 2015 For many years, Alberta has maintained a strong investment climate vis-à-vis other provinces and other energy-producing jurisdictions. This helped set the foundation for robust economic performance and ...

  9. Carbon tax another blow to the Alberta Advantage

    For years, Alberta has maintained a strong investment climate vis-à-vis other provinces and other energy-producing jurisdictions, and this helped make it an economic powerhouse. A competitive, well-designed tax regime anchored an ...