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  1. Despite court ruling, Ottawa’s carbon tax remains fundamentally flawed

    The carbon tax will increase by $15 per tonne until it reaches $170 per tonne. ...

  2. Trudeau’s carbon tax hike will hammer southwestern Ontarians

    The higher carbon tax will cost Ontario more than 86,000 jobs and cause the province’s economy to contract by 1.9 per cent. ...

  3. New $170 carbon tax will hit Albertans hard

    Due to the higher tax, the province will lose an estimated 30,544 jobs by 2030. ...

  4. Combined provincial, federal deficits will grow by about $22 billion annually due to carbon tax hike

    A $170 carbon tax will also cost the average Canadian worker $1,800 in foregone income. ...

  5. Estimated Impacts of a $170 Carbon Tax in Canada

    The federal government’s Healthy Environment and Healthy Economy (HEHE) plan includes a $170-per-tonne carbon tax to be phased in over 9 years. Unlike previous cases when the government proposed major policy changes, it has not released any quantitative ...

  6. Carbon tax proponent misses mark—several times

    In reply to my last column on carbon taxes, Michael Bernstein from Canadians for Clean Prosperity argues that while the federal government’s carbon tax can be improved, it should not, contrary to my view, be rejected. His defence of the ...

  7. Canadians should reject Trudeau-style carbon taxes

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, February 10, 2021 According to a recent poll by a group called Canadians for Clean Prosperity, the Conservative Party should reconsider its opposition to carbon taxes. There is, indeed, a strong textbook case to be made for ...

  8. New Trudeau carbon tax plan smashes original ceiling—and original promises

    Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, January 13, 2021 In theory, a properly designed carbon tax is an efficient way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Yet two recent announcements illustrate the dangers in trusting government to implement a carbon tax. The ...

  9. Flawed federal carbon-pricing plan will hurt economy

    Last week the Trudeau government unveiled its updated (and long-awaited) climate change plan dubbed “A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy.” The plan includes 64 new measures and $15 billion in climate change-related spending, which ...

  10. Higher federal carbon tax will imperil Canadian competitiveness

    Last week, in the midst of a global pandemic and deep recession, the Trudeau government unveiled its new plan to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Despite adamantly stating it had no plans to increase the carbon tax beyond the ...