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  1. Canada’s climate policy—we’ll (not) always have Paris

    The consequences of adopting extreme targets for reducing Canadian greenhouse gas emissions became somewhat clearer recently, as a secret memo from Environment Canada to Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna (pictured ...

  2. Trump introduces serious headwind to Canada’s competitiveness

    Appeared in National Newswatch, April 5, 2017 To the predictable howls of environmentalists, President Donald Trump has finally turned his pen on Barack Obama’s climate change policies. Signing an Executive Order (EO) titled “Promoting Energy Independence ...

  3. City charters for Calgary and Edmonton—more local autonomy is good, more taxation isn’t

    In the latest speech from the throne in Alberta’s legislature, a lot of attention was given to the province’s troubling fiscal situation. Tucked away towards the end of the speech, however, was mention of something very interesting to ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. 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. ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. 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 ...

  9. 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 ...

  10. Carbon tax exacerbates harm from other tax hikes in Alberta

    Appeared in the Calgary Herald, January 16, 2017 Over the past two years, Albertans have been hit with a wide range of tax hikes and fee increases including substantial increases to personal and corporate income taxes. On January 1 of this year, Albertans ...