July 19, 2019
Northern priorities and carbon pricing
In a territory where cost of living is king in political discourse, the government of the Northwest Territories’ measured opposition to the government of Canada’s carbon tax proposal in...
July 18, 2019
Manitoba’s fickle relationship with carbon pricing
Manitoba elected a Progressive Conservative government in 2016 that had explicitly held out the prospect of carbon pricing in its platform. At the time, it looked as if Manitoba...
July 8, 2019
The evolution of carbon pricing in the provinces
Although economists favour carbon pricing as the most effective and efficient way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the policy has taken an unpredictable path in Canada. It has been...
July 22, 2019
Redefining Canada’s foreign policies
In May 1968, Pierre Trudeau announced his decision to conduct a thorough review of Canada’s foreign and defence policies. It would take 25 months to complete and would absorb...
July 17, 2019
Carbon pricing across Canada
Although economists favour carbon pricing as the most efficient way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the policy has taken an unpredictable path in Canada. With four constitutional challenges and...
July 17, 2019
Quebec’s political consensus over carbon price system
(This article has been translated into French.) Much has been written about Ontario’s and Alberta’s decisions in the past year to reverse course and eliminate their carbon pricing systems. Until...
July 16, 2019
Most Canadians don’t want a province-first approach to climate change
The issue of climate change, and how best to address it, is one that activates a number of society’s underlying fault lines, be they ideological, regional or even generational....
July 15, 2019
How the commuter vs. polluter narrative could backfire on Alberta
With the election of Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party in Alberta in April, the days of former premier Notley’s Climate Leadership Plan were numbered. I knew the plan well...