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  1. Canada’s air quality is much improved—no need for more costly regulation

    Appeared in the Financial Post, April 21, 2017 This Saturday is Earth Day, a worldwide celebration of environmental protection. Canadians care about the environment, especially the quality of the air we breathe. According to a survey conducted in 2016 by ...

  2. Canada's Air Quality Since 1970: An Environmental Success Story

    Canadians have long been concerned about the state of our air quality and the belief that air pollution is a major problem seems to be widespread. This publication examines the evolution of air quality in Canada from the 1970s onward and looks at how the ...

  3. Canada’s carbon sticker shock shouldn’t shock anyone

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, April 8, 2017 According to a recently revealed document, Environment Canada told Liberal government officials in 2015 that Canada would need a carbon tax of $200 to $300 per tonne of greenhouse gases emitted by 2050 to meet ...

  4. It’s official—Ontario’s coal phase-out was all for nothing

    Appeared in the Financial Post, January 17, 2017 The federal Liberal government plans to impose a national coal phase-out, based on the same faulty arguments used in Ontario, namely that such a move will yield significant environmental benefits and reduce ...

  5. Did the Coal Phase-out Reduce Ontario Air Pollution?

    In 2005, the province of Ontario began a process that would eventually lead to the phasing out of its coal-fired power plants, the largest of which were the Lambton and Nanticoke facilities in southern Ontario. The rationale for shuttering these plants ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. Pipelines or Policies: What's Behind the Fall in Investor Confidence in Alberta?

    While an analysis of the share prices of firms show that savvy investors have already “priced in” many of the concerns about oil transport and access to outside markets, the Fraser Institute’s annual Global Petroleum Survey shows that investor confidence ...

  9. Ontario's job killer: Business sounds alarm over soaring electricity prices

    Appeared in the Financial Post The Ontario Chamber of Commerce this week released the findings of an unprecedented consultation with its members and the results are painfully clear: soaring electricity prices are killing business in Ontario. One in 20 ...

  10. A tax grab cloaked in green

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, Calgary Sun, Edmonton Sun and Ottawa Sun With Alberta’s economy sinking rapidly, the new Alberta government has decided to throw the province a few new anchors. First, Premier Rachel Notley announced her plan to follow through ...