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1. Ontario's crisis of unaffordable energy

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, January 18, 2017 It’s human nature to take many important things for granted—until they are taken away. For example, most of us take for granted the ability to breathe the air around us. It’s only when we develop a respiratory ...

2. What exactly is ‘cap-and-trade’ in Ontario?

   The “cap-and-trade” strategy for reducing carbon emissions lies at the heart of Ontario’s recently unveiled climate change strategy, although many Ontarians likely don’t know what it is or its potential negative effects. Cap-and-trade ...

3. 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 ...

4. To reduce housing costs in Toronto, cut red tape around new construction

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, August 3, 2016 Last week, the provincial government in British Columbia announced it would impose an additional 15 per cent tax on foreign homebuyers in Greater Vancouver. The goal is to slow the runaway growth of housing ...

5. 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 ...

6. 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 ...

7. 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 ...

8. Poor policy choices unnecessarily drive up electricity prices in Ontario

   Appeared in the National Post, November 3, 2015 Ontario’s approach to electricity policy has driven up prices for businesses and residents, undermining competitiveness. This is just one example of how misguided policy choices have contributed to Ontario’s ...