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1. Trudeau government carbon tax plan rife with problems

   Appeared in the Vancouver Province, October 30, 2018 In case you hadn’t heard, the Trudeau government revealed last week how it would implement the federal “backstop” plan for provinces that (according to Ottawa) have inadequate carbon tax schemes. In ...

2. Ontario targets carbon pricing—Alberta should follow suit

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, August 8, 2018 Ontarians should mark July 25 on their calendar as Carbon Tax Freedom Day, and Albertans should watch and learn. On July 25, the Ontario’s Ford government introduced legislation that would do what was previously ...

3. Suddenly, carbon taxes look less inevitable

   Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, August 1, 2018 Not long ago, we were told that carbon taxes were unstoppable, and using Borg-like terms, resistance was futile. Well, that unstoppable part has taken a serious hit, and momentum is gathering to oppose Prime ...

4. The high cost of getting climate policy wrong

   The Internet is abuzz over a recent report by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) that shines some light on the potential impact of the federal carbon tax plan on Canada’s economy. Specifically, the report shows that the carbon price ...

5. GST revenues from carbon-pricing—likely another tax grab

   This week, as Canadians were sliding into their holiday mindset, the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) released a report estimating the GST revenues collected by the federal government through existing carbon-pricing schemes in four ...

6. Ontario cap-and-trade—high cost, little environmental benefit

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, June 4, 2017 Recently, the Windsor region’s Chamber of Commerce joined other forces across Ontario to demand the province kill its cap-and-trade program due to concerns over the program’s potentially devastating economic ...

7. Canada’s carbon pricing—bait and switch

   Appeared in The Hill, May 14, 2017 Canada is being touted as a potential “international beacon” of greenhouse gas (“carbon”) pricing, as several provinces, and the Canadian federal government, have implemented it in several forms. In The Hill recently, ...

8. Carbon tax—flawed implementation across Canada

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, May 5, 2017 Governments across Canada—including Quebec, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia—have all implemented forms of carbon pricing. The federal government has also announced it will implement a carbon price “floor,” a ...

9. Poor Implementation Undermines Carbon Tax Efficiency in Canada

   Provinces across Canada have implemented some form of carbon pricing, either through carbon taxes or emission-trading schemes. These taxes are touted as being the most “efficient” way to control greenhouse gas emissions, yet be economically benign ...

10. National carbon price will likely raise costs for Canadians, damage overall economy

    Yesterday the Liberal government revealed plans to impose a national carbon price on the provinces, aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The plan requires provinces to adopt a carbon tax or cap-and-trade scheme. There is, in ...