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  1. Concerns remain as federal carbon tax takes effect

    The federal government’s carbon tax comes into effect today in Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and New Brunswick, the four provinces that refused to impose their own emissions pricing. The federal carbon tax will kick in at $20 a tonne ...

  2. Canada’s North shows great promise for mining but policy reforms are crucial

    Appeared in the Whitehorse Daily Star, March 14, 2019 Mining investors are eyeing all three territories in Canada’s North, according to the Fraser Institute’s annual survey of mining companies. In fact, for the first time in more than five years, all ...

  3. Government policies have made Canada less-attractive to investment in energy industry

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, March 6, 2019 It’s hard not to recognize that Canada—and Alberta—have become less-appealing places to do business in recent years. Last month another foreign oil company, U.S.-based Devon Energy, announced plans to exit the ...

  4. NEB report supports Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

    The National Energy Board (NEB) today released its report on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, with an overall recommendation that the expansion project is in the public interest and should be approved. This is welcome news for the ...

  5. Ford right to highlight economic damage of carbon taxes

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, February 7, 2019 Last week, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said a carbon tax “will be a total economic disaster” and the “risk of a carbon-tax recession is very, very real.” Predictably, media outlets across the country blasted ...

  6. Canada’s energy sector missing opportunities due to pipeline shortage

    To date, Canada’s energy sector has faced billion-dollar revenue losses due to insufficient pipeline capacity. And two announcements this week underscore how Canada is missing out on much-needed opportunities as a result. First, U.S. ...

  7. Policymakers should heed lessons from Canada's carbon tax experiment

    Appeared in The Hill, January 30, 2019 Last week, many prominent economists in the United States penned an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal recommending a national carbon tax as the most cost-effective way to combat climate change. Yet their call ...

  8. Ontario government lacks clear plan to reduce electricity rates

    Ontario Premier Doug Ford has repeatedly promised to cut hydro bills in the province. During last spring’s election campaign, he pledged to reduce hydro rates by 12 per cent—on top of the 25 per cent rate reduction introduced by the then ...

  9. Electric cars may not be as clean as they seem

    There has been growing support for electric vehicles in many countries including Canada. Many governments have given sizeable subsidies to electric car buyers to help lower the price of electric vehicles and therefore increase demand. One ...

  10. Investment climate for B.C. energy sector remains dismal

    This year’s Global Petroleum Survey contains more bad news for the province of British Columbia. For the second straight year, B.C. is Canada’s least-attractive jurisdiction for oil and gas investment. And B.C.’s overall ranking remains ...