Policy Options

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...

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...

British Columbia’s carbon tax, adopted in 2008, was celebrated internationally as a textbook model of carbon taxation. The province’s even-handed coverage of fossil fuel consumption by both households and...

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...

(This article has been translated into French.) Canadian federal and provincial governments are deeply divided over carbon pricing. The current state of affairs is a far cry from that...

Sitôt élu le 16 avril dernier, le nouveau premier ministre de l’Alberta Jason Kenney a directement interpellé les Québécois en affirmant que l’Alberta et le Québec partageaient « des valeurs...

“You’ll miss birthdays, you’ll miss anniversaries and graduations,” Jason Kenney warned his team when he addressed the United Conservative Party caucus after their election win in Alberta. Outgoing NDP...

In the end, it wasn’t even close. The United Conservative Party (UCP) won a massive majority in Alberta’s recent election. The new party – formed in 2017 following the...

Ontario’s government recently announced a slew of policy changes that would Reduce tuition fees in Ontario’s colleges and universities by 10 percent Reduce grant aid and increase loan aid...

Citizenship is the neglected child of immigration-related policies. It attracts less attention, and it has a lower profile and fewer resources than other areas. This is evidenced by wide...