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  1. Heatwave sparks calls for emissions restrictions while media ignores the costs

    Canada was responsible for only 1.5 per cent of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions in 2018. ...

  2. Trudeau’s ‘Clean Fuel Standard’ will likely do more harm than good

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, November 11, 2020 The Trudeau government’s proposed “ Clean Fuel Standard ” (CFS) aims to reduce annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from fuels by 30 megatonnes by the year 2030. According to the government’s website, the ...

  3. Ottawa introduces new rules for energy sector at worst possible time

    Last month, the Trudeau government released rules, part of the new federal regulatory process under Bill C-69, requiring certain projects including new mines, power plants, pipelines, airports, oil and gas projects, and railways to ...

  4. Consumers—not voters—will ultimately drive climate policy

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, January 15, 2020 Last week, the Calgary-based oilsands producer Cenovus Energy announced plans to help fight climate change by reducing per-barrel greenhouse gas emissions by 30 per cent by 2030, and reaching net-zero ...

  5. Government meddling and increased air pollution

    By eliminating road-pricing, Quebec reduced the cost of using an automobile and increased levels of air pollution. ...

  6. Mayors hope to shake down energy companies

    Appeared in the Vancouver Province, January 16, 2019 The West Coast Environmental Law Society, an advocacy organization based in Vancouver, has persuaded a group of British Columbia mayors and city councillors to write threatening letters to major oil and ...

  7. Americans have made hurricane destruction worse (but not with carbon emissions)

    Appeared in the Financial Post, October 4, 2017 Amidst the epic devastation of this season’s hurricanes, many commentators have demanded a renewed discussion of the hazards of climate change. There was an unseemly opportunism in doing this while the ...

  8. Trump introduces serious headwind to Canada’s competitiveness

    Appeared in National Newswatch, April 5, 2017 To the predictable howls of environmentalists, President Donald Trump has finally turned his pen on Barack Obama’s climate change policies. Signing an Executive Order (EO) titled “Promoting Energy Independence ...

  9. Ontario climate change strategy—a Frankenstein monster

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, August 27, 2016 A recent opinion column from a scholar at the left-leaning Brookings Institution in the United States observes (based on the vast laboratory that is California) that “cap-and-trade” is a flawed strategy for ...

  10. Climate change plan another blow to Ontario’s competitiveness and consumers

    Appeared in the Waterloo Region Record, June 25, 2016 Over the past decade, Ontario’s economy has underperformed compared to the rest of Canada. Misguided policy choices, including tax increases and significant debt growth due to unsustainable spending ...