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  1. B.C.’s budget—an opportunity to make the carbon tax revenue neutral again

    Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, February 20, 2017 This week the B.C. government will release its budget, and if last week’s Throne Speech is any indication, tax cuts may be on the way. This is welcome news, since it’s an opportunity for the government to ...

  2. Sorry Minister de Jong, B.C.’s carbon tax is—and will continue to be—a significant tax increase on British Columbians

    B.C. Finance Minister Mike de Jong (pictured above) recently responded to our study that finds B.C.’s carbon tax is no longer revenue neutral—despite the B.C. government’s assurance to taxpayers that the carbon tax would be completely ...

  3. B.C.’s carbon tax not the ‘gold standard’ it’s made out to be

    Appeared in the Financial Post, February 16, 2017 In a major announcement last year, the Trudeau government imposed a policy that will require all provinces to put a price on carbon emissions by 2018. As governments in Canada and elsewhere pursue carbon ...

  4. Examining the Revenue Neutrality of British Columbia's Carbon Tax

    British Columbia’s carbon tax is often praised as a model for other jurisdictions to follow, in part due to its alleged revenue neutrality. However, in the eight years since it was introduced, the offsetting tax measures used in the government’s revenue ...

  5. A hasty change to the electoral system was never in the interest of Canadians

    Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, February 2, 2017 The federal government is walking away from its campaign promise to change the way Canadians vote in federal elections. In his recently released mandate letter to Karina Gould, the newly appointed Minister ...

  6. The evidence is clear—there are major drawbacks to other voting systems

    Yesterday Prime Minister Trudeau changed his tune—for the time being, at least—on electoral reform, telling his newly appointed minister handling the issue, that “changing the electoral system will not be in your mandate." The prime ...

  7. Oxfam report on the wealthy conflates Bill Gates with Carlos Slim

    A recent report from Oxfam has sparked concerns over wealth inequality in Canada. Unfortunately, discussions about wealth inequality too often overlook a critical point—how wealth is accumulated. This matters for any assessment about the ...

  8. Canada needs the Trans Mountain pipeline to access growing Asian markets

    Yesterday, only 11 days into the new year, the British Columbia government approved the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The approval comes after the federal government gave its consent to the project at the end of last year. The ...

  9. Expect more government spending if Canada moves to proportional representation

    Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, December 14, 2016 On December 1, the committee tasked by the federal government to consider alternatives to Canada’s current first-past-the-post electoral system delivered its recommendations, favouring a more proportional ...

  10. Alberta becoming increasingly less attractive to oil and gas investment

    Appeared in the Calgary Herald, December 7, 2016 Prime Minister Trudeau’s approval last week of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline to B.C.’s coast and Enbridge’s Line 3 replacement to the United States came as welcomed news for Alberta’s oil patch, ...