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1. Ottawa’s new ‘greener’ homes program will cost much more than it’s worth

   The program will likely mainly benefit middle- and upper-income households. ...

2. 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 ...

3. Ontario’s climate change strategy: more taxes, spending and economic micromanagement

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, June 24, 2016 Ontario’s provincial government recently released its Climate Change Action Plan, consisting of nearly 80 different proposals, subsidies and command-and-control regulations aimed at reducing greenhouse gas ...

4. Ontario’s climate action plan undermines case for cap and trade

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, May 18, 2016 Proponents of carbon taxes and cap and trade schemes often defend their position on the grounds that simply attaching a “price” to carbon is the most economically efficient way to reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions ...

5. 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 ...

6. 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 ...