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1. What Doug Ford brings to the national climate policy debate

   Appeared in the National Post, March 28, 2018 Doug Ford’s victory in the Ontario PC leadership race changes the national climate policy picture in a significant way. Not because he opposes carbon taxes—many other federal and provincial politicians do as ...

2. Ontario’s manufacturing sector falling behind other provinces, U.S. states

   The manufacturing sector in Ontario, as in other industrialized economies, has faced many challenges over the past few decades as a result of rising competition from emerging markets. There has been a dramatic global shift in production ...

3. Rising electricity costs kill 75,000 manufacturing jobs in Ontario

   Appeared in the Financial Post, October 17, 2017 In the 1990s and into the 2000s, Ontario was a low-electricity cost jurisdiction. This was a competitive advantage for the province, helping attract business and foster economic growth. Of course, in recent ...

4. Rising Electricity Costs and Declining Employment in Ontario’s Manufacturing Sector

   Ontario used to be a jurisdiction with low electricity costs. This was a competitive advantage, helping to attract and keep business and foster economic growth. Recently, however, largely as a result of the Green Energy Act and its induced inefficiencies, ...

5. Energy conservation programs in Ontario: waste of time and money

   Appeared in the Globe and Mail, April 12, 2016 Ontario consumers have poured billions into conservation programs that promise to increase the efficient use of electricity and save consumers money. The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) spent nearly $400 ...

6. Demand-Side Mismanagement: How Conservation Became Waste

   Ontario consumers have borne substantial costs for Demand-Side Management (DSM) programs that aim to promote more efficient use of electricity. DSM programs were underway from 1988 until 1996 and then again from 2004 until the present. The Ontario Power ...