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  1. William Watson: Among the ecofiscalists

    My friend and McGill colleague Chris Ragan is also the founder and current chair of Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission, a foundation-supported group of prominent Canadian economists and others who have given themselves the mission of selling ...

  2. Realities of carbon pricing in Canada and beyond

    Appeared in the Globe and Mail, March 6, 2017 There’s a general, indeed a strong consensus, within the economic community that a properly designed carbon tax can both reduce emissions and improve the economy. We broadly agree with this academic analysis. ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. Higher taxes on the middle class—another broken election promise from the Trudeau Liberals

    Appeared in the Globe and Mail, February 13, 2017 When a government breaks an election promise it usually attracts a fair bit of controversy. Witness the hubbub in the aftermath of the Trudeau Liberals abandoning electoral reform. With the federal budget ...

  8. Charade or effective federal carbon pricing?

    The new year kicked off with pitched policy battles in Alberta and Ontario as both provinces introduced new programs to tax greenhouse gas emissions (often referred to as “carbon emissions”) in efforts to reduce those emissions. These ...

  9. Federal and provincial tax hikes burdening Albertans

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, October 12, 2016 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently announced that all provinces must soon adopt a price on carbon of $50 per tonne. The federal plan would likely require a further tax hike on top of the $30 per tonne ...

  10. Federal and provincial tax hikes burdening Ontarians

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, October 12, 2016 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently announced that all provinces must soon adopt a “price on carbon” of $50 per tonne or else face a carbon tax imposed by the federal government. This could mean yet another ...