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  1. It’s official—electricity prices in Ontario are still rising

    Appeared in the National Post, November 7, 2019 Ontarians are all too familiar with the rising cost of electricity. In recent years, due largely to the Green Energy Act, Ontario electricity bills have skyrocketed for households and businesses. The Ford ...

  2. The Ontario Government’s Electricity Policies 2018–2019: How They Are Failing and How to Fix Them

    Policy makers in Ontario have made poor policy decisions in recent years, resulting in rising electricity costs in the province. Ontario’s rising electricity costs have been, in part, blamed on the province ‘s 2009 Green Energy Act (GEA). The centerpiece ...

  3. Trans Mountain expansion good for all Canadians—and Confederation

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, October 25, 2019 Canadians on Monday elected a minority Liberal government. Now it’s time for the Trudeau government to reciprocate and govern in the best interest of all Canadians. Among other things, that means building the ...

  4. Court ruling exposes Ottawa’s failure to get Indigenous consultation right

    Appeared in the Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal, September 17, 2019 In yet another example of the federal government’s failure to get Indigenous consultation right, the Federal Court of Appeal recently ruled that six of 12 legal challenges to the Trans ...

  5. Canada’s energy sector receives positive news—but challenges remain

    Last week the Nebraska Supreme Court delivered a positive ruling for the Keystone XL pipeline, removing another major obstacle for the project. This news came only two days after Trans Mountain Corporation announced it would ...

  6. Canada’s carbon tax hampers key industries, may spur ‘carbon leakage’

    Appeared in the Calgary Herald, August 22, 2019 With Canada’s carbon tax set to reach $50 per tonne in 2022, many Canadian industries are bracing for potential cost increases. Not only will they pay the tax on their own emissions, but they’ll pay higher ...

  7. The Impact of the Federal Carbon Tax on the Competitiveness of Canadian Industries

    With Canada’s federal carbon tax set to reach $50 per tonne in 2022 it is often argued that Canadian businesses will become less competitive as a result of higher energy costs. For this reason, firms may relocate to countries where climate-change policies ...

  8. Uncompetitive policies continue to hammer Canada’s energy sector

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, July 24, 2019 The outlook for Canada’s energy sector remains poor, thanks to a perfect storm of weak commodity prices, positive reforms by our competitors and poor policies at home. Consider some recent developments. Two ...

  9. Assessing Canada's Energy Sector Competitiveness: Collected Essays

    The energy sector, in particular the oil and gas industry, is critically important to Canada’s economy. It accounts for about 8 percent of Canada’s GDP, as well as for a significant share of the tax revenue collected by governments. The oil and gas sector ...

  10. Ontario's energy woes should be a warning

    Ontario has the fastest-growing electricity costs in Canada and among the highest rates in North America. ...