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  1. Electricity Reform in Ontario: Getting Power Prices Down

    Ontario’s implementation of the Green Energy Act (GEA) has resulted in high electricity costs across the province. The centerpiece of the act includes a schedule of subsidized electricity purchase contracts called Feed-in-Tariffs (FITs), that provide long ...

  2. Dearth of pipeline capacity drives Canada/U.S. oil price differential to widest point on record

    Oil producers south of the border must be breathing a sigh of relief as U.S. oil prices are rising, reaching more than US$70 per barrel. Meanwhile, the outlook for Canadian oil producers remains dismal as heavy oil is practically selling ...

  3. Interpret new carbon tax study with caution

    Recently, a group called Canadians for Clean Prosperity (CCP) released a study arguing that the vast majority of Canadian households would receive more money (in the form of carbon dividend cheques) than they would pay in carbon taxes. ...

  4. Ontario to scrap Green Energy Act, which increased electricity prices and killed jobs

    This week the Fraser Institute released a series of short essays discussing ways for the Ontario government to restore the province’s competitiveness and attract business investment. Among other things, the report called for reforms to ...

  5. More obstacles ahead for Canada’s energy sector if Bill C-69 becomes law

    Last week’s Federal Court of Appeal ruling, which quashed the approval of the Trans Mountain expansion project, is a huge setback for Canada’s energy sector. Unfortunately, such setbacks are likely to continue if the Senate passes Bill C ...

  6. A tale of two diverging energy fortunes—U.S. vs. Canada

    Capital spending in Canada’s oil and gas sector declined by more than 50 per cent between 2014 and 2017. ...

  7. Court's pipeline decision has serious consequences for Canada

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, August 31, 2018 In a stunning court decision Thursday, the Federal Court of Appeal quashed the Trudeau government’s approval of the Trans Mountain expansion project, citing inadequate consultation with First Nations and ...

  8. Court rejects Trans Mountain project approval—more crude-by-rail means lost revenue for oil producers, economy

    Appeared in the Calgary Herald, August 30, 2018 Canada's Federal Court of Appeal on Thursday quashed the Trudeau government’s approval of the Trans Mountain expansion project, citing inadequate consultation with First Nations and concerns over marine ...

  9. Canada's competitiveness problems go beyond carbon tax

    Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, August 17, 2018 The federal government’s recent move to ease its carbon tax regime for big emitters is promising—the government is finally acknowledging Canada’s competiveness problem. However, these recent changes are not ...

  10. Ontario should cancel existing contracts with renewable energy—not just future contracts

    Appeared in the National Newswatch, July 28, 2018 If its recent throne speech is any indication, Ontario’s new government wants to reverse past mistakes and reduce electricity prices for Ontarians by cancelling 758 expensive green energy contracts with ...