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  1. B.C. budget abandons any hope for efficient carbon tax

    Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, September 15, 2017 In its first budget released earlier this week, Premier John Horgan’s NDP government raised the carbon tax rate by 66 per cent over the next four years and rejected revenue neutrality, undermining the case ...

  2. Trudeau’s carbon-pricing fixation out of step with Canadians

    A new Angus Reid poll suggests that the more people learn about carbon pricing the less they like such schemes. ...

  3. B.C.’s NDP government will likely raise taxes and increase government spending

    Yesterday, British Columbians finally found out who will govern the province. The NDP, led by John Horgan (pictured above) and supported by the Green Party, was given an opportunity by B.C.’s lieutenant-governor to form government. Which ...

  4. It’s time for Canada to reassess its climate policy

    The federal government recently unveiled its new national carbon pricing scheme, calling it a “backstop.” Under the backstop plan, provinces are given until 2018 to create their own carbon pricing system or Ottawa will impose its own. ...

  5. Canada’s carbon pricing—bait and switch

    Appeared in The Hill, May 14, 2017 Canada is being touted as a potential “international beacon” of greenhouse gas (“carbon”) pricing, as several provinces, and the Canadian federal government, have implemented it in several forms. In The Hill recently, ...

  6. B.C. election spawns uncertain future for resource and environmental policy

    Though the British Columbian election results are not yet final, there are some things we do know. With the growth of the Green Party, and the strong performance of the NDP, Premier Christy Clark will likely have to show greater ...

  7. Carbon tax—flawed implementation across Canada

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, May 5, 2017 Governments across Canada—including Quebec, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia—have all implemented forms of carbon pricing. The federal government has also announced it will implement a carbon price “floor,” a ...

  8. Poor Implementation Undermines Carbon Tax Efficiency in Canada

    Provinces across Canada have implemented some form of carbon pricing, either through carbon taxes or emission-trading schemes. These taxes are touted as being the most “efficient” way to control greenhouse gas emissions, yet be economically benign ...

  9. Risky business—the clean tech gamble

    Governments across Canada are betting big (carbon tax) money on clean tech. Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta have all directed funds from carbon pricing into ventures promoting “clean tech” (a.k.a. technology that provides ...

  10. 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 ...