Canada’s unnecessary carbon tax detour
The climate threat is too important to allow any discipline to mislead us. Carbon taxes are not essential. We need to reduce GHG emissions at a good pace and it’s likely easier if we don’t waste money. Let’s focus on advancing and defending the policies that have a better chance politically.
Losing the consumer carbon tax takes Canada a step backwards
Overall, losing the consumer carbon tax takes Canada a step backwards on its decarbonization journey while also making life harder for low- and middle-income households.
Future of the carbon tax
The world’s leading climatologists agree that, unless there is an extremely larger effort to cut emissions, it will be next to impossible to do so sufficiently in the following few years in order to not reach 450ppm and go beyond.
Increased electrification, tighter building codes could be needed if consumer carbon tax scrapped, say experts
The clock is loudly ticking on a likely federal election in the spring, leaving the future of Ottawa’s carbon pricing regime unclear.
Farewell, consumer carbon tax
Canada needs predictability on environment and economic policies to create a competitive advantage over the chaos being generated by the U.S. administration. That should begin by specifying what will replace the consumer carbon tax and how all the many aspects of climate policy will work synergistically to protect the environment and strengthen the Canadian economy.
Time for Canada to strengthen its digital sovereignty
Canada must address our excessive dependence on the U.S. for critical national communication infrastructure.
Next federal government should finally privatize Canada Post
Its monopoly status prohibits potential service providers from entering the letter-delivery market, depriving Canadians of choice, and reducing the incentive for Canada Post to improve its service.
Energy
Hydrogen sector development: are we really on the right track?
Canada is considered one of the world’s leading countries in the production and use of renewable energy sources, but progress is insufficient for an accelerated transition.
Bolstering domestic manufacturing can make us resilient to tariffs, and help meet our sustainability goals
To sustain vibrant communities in the face of unprecedented global risk, policymakers must incentivize domestic production, and clean energy independence.
