2014-2018 News
December 2018
- Saskatchewan court allows all applicants to intervene in carbon tax case by Ryan McKenna, The Canadian Press (December 10, 2018)
- Notley may act tough, but still a strong ally of the feds by Lorne Gunter, The Province (December 6, 2018)
- Federal government opposing Alberta opposition’s attempt to join legal fight against carbon tax by Tyler Dawson, National Post (December 5, 2018)
- Trudeau government would reject Jason Kenney, taxpayers group in carbon tax court fight by David Akin, Global News (December 5, 2018)
November 2018
- Ontario underwhelms with new environment plan by Mark Sabourin, Ecolog (November 30, 2018)
- ‘They’re making it free to pollute’: Environment Minister Catherine McKenna rejects Ontario’s ‘backwards’ climate policy by Jesse Snyder, National Post (November 29, 2018)
- Trudeau’s carbon tax leaves Canadian business out in the cold by Steve Dyck, Guelph Mercury (November 27, 2018)
- Everything You Need To Know About A Carbon Tax — And How It Would Work In Canada by Rachel Chen, MSN News (November 22, 2018)
- Saskatoon’s garbage utility fees a ‘step in the right direction’ by Ryan Kessler, Global News (November 21 2018)
- Scaling up bio conference envisions an ‘economy without a tailpipe’ by Karine Péloffy, The Energy Mix (November 16, 2018)
- The federal government’s carbon pricing plan will eliminate Alberta’s hard-earned climate gains by Joe Vipond, CBC News (November 15, 2018)
- Alberta carbon tax deep dive: Not a job killer, competitive advantage for oil sands producers by Markham Hislop, EnergiNews (November 14, 2018)
- Applying the lessons of the Turcot closure every day by Allison Hanes, The Province (November 13, 2018)
- Confused about carbon taxes and rebates? Here’s what you need to know by Rebecca Joseph, Global News (November 12, 2018)
- Why conservatives think they can beat Trudeau in fight over federal carbon tax by Tyler Dawson and Maura Forrest, Ottawa Citizen (November 9, 2018)
- Canada’s new large-emitter pricing system might defeat the carbon tax’s own purpose by Blake Shaffer, Macleans (November 5, 2018)
October 2018
- NB Power to dodge major carbon taxes after Ottawa proposes looser rules on coal plants by Robert Jones, CBC News (October 30, 2018)
- Canada’s climate policy is a failure. Only rapid, systemic changes can limit global warming by Jason MacLean, Policy Options (October 26, 2018)
- Waste management remains a challenge by Colin Isaacs, Ecolog (October 26, 2018)
- What the carbon tax will actually do to fix climate change by Tristin Hopper, Montreal Gazette (October 25, 2018)
- All Canadians to pay carbon taxes next year by Nelson Bennett, Business in Vancouver (October 25, 2018)
- Ottawa’s carbon pricing estimates just dropped dramatically — because of California by Maura Forrest, Ottawa Citizen (October 24, 2018)
- Whether it’s provincial or federal, Albertans aren’t fans of a carbon tax CBC News (October 24, 2018)
- Critics weigh in on province’s carbon tax deal by Kerry Campbell, CBC Prince Edward Island (October 24, 2018)
- Politics Briefing: Why Liberals raise money with carbon tax, then give it back by Chris Hannay, Globe and Mail (October 24, 2018)
- Trudeau’s carbon tax rebate is smart – but complicated by Chris Ragan, Globe and Mail (October 24, 2018)
- Can Justin Trudeau sell skeptical Canadians on a carbon tax? by Chris Selley, Regina Post (October 23, 2018)
- Here’s what you need to know about Trudeau’s carbon price plan by Alex Ballingall, The Star (October 23, 2018)
- Dire UN climate report not changing P.E.I.’s climate plan by Stu Neatby, The Guardian (October 22, 2018)
- Feds reject New Brunswick carbon tax plan, impose new one by Shane MacGee, CBC News Brunswick (October 23, 2018)
- Focus on efficiency, not diversion, to deal with waste by Mark Sabourin, Ecolog (October 19, 2018)
- Can Canada fight climate change without a carbon tax? by Alex Ballingall, The Star, (October 18, 2018)
- Ottawa’s carbon tax will send more passengers to U.S. carriers, Canadian airlines warn by Shawn Mccarthy, The Globe and Mail (October 18, 2018)
- Ontarians could come out ahead with federal carbon tax: experts, by Marieke Walsh, IPolitics (October 17, 2018)
- Opinion: Alberta falling behind in making manufacturers reduce waste by Dale Beugin and Bev Dahlby, Edmonton Journal (October 17, 2018)
- So, Calgary: what if every time you threw out your garbage, you had to pay a fee? By Robson Fletcher, CBC News (October 16, 2018)
- Report proposes tossing the flat rate in favour of a pay-as-you-throw trash collection system, by Amy Stalker, CTV Calgary (October 16, 2018)
- Less trash means more cash for Calgarians, by Lindsay Tedds, Calgary Herald (October 16, 2018)
- Carbon-tax lovers and Liberals celebrate a trade warmonger by Terence Corcoran, Financial Post (October 11, 2018)
- To avoid catastrophic climate change, we need carbon pricing by Dale Beugin and Chris Ragan, Globe and Mail, (October 9 2018)
- Political climate worsens for carbon tax by Ricky Leong, The Province (October 9, 2018)
September 2018
- The joy of carbon taxation, by Mark Sabourin, Ecolog, (September 28, 2018)
- Globe editorial: Water, water everywhere. Now we need to think… Editorial, Globe and Mail (September 27, 2018)
- Green leader ridicules Ford’s claim that scrapping climate policy lowered gas prices by Stephen Weschler, National Observer (September 19, 2018)
August 2018
- Canada’s Chief Climate Official Changes Her Tune—and Dance Partners by James Munson, Bloomberg (August 31, 2018)
- Tide of investment set to recede from oilpatch amid more pipeline delays, by Jesse Snyder, Ottawa Citizen (August 30, 2018)
- Trudeau Liberals accuse Ford Tories of muzzling public servants on climate change by Steph Wechsler and Carl Meyer, National Observer (August 24, 2018)
- It’s time to put a price on the risk of mining disasters by Christopher Ragan – Globe and Mail (August 3, 2018)
July 2018
- Carbon tax won’t harm economy, but climate change will: study by Katie Dangerfield – Global News (July 18, 2018)
- Incentivizing sustainability: the Ragan-approved approach by Guy Miller – The Bull & Bear (July 17, 2018)
- B.C.’s mines represent a staggering liability for taxpayers by Judith Lavoie – The Narwhal (July 10, 2018)
- Fair comparison of the cost of climate action needed by Dale Beugin and Brett Dolter – The Province (July 10, 2018)
- Trudeau government reviewing $420 million in transfer payments to Ontario after Doug Ford begins ‘orderly wind-down’ of green programs By Steph Wechsler– National Observer (July 3, 2018)
June 2018
- ‘We’re only seeing half the picture’: Economists question government-funded anti-carbon tax study – CBC News (June 29, 2018)
- Government-funded carbon tax study raises questions for researchers by Arthur White -Crummey – Saskatoon Star Phoenix (June 27, 2018)
- If not carbon pricing in Ontario – which works well – then what, Mr. Ford? Dale Beugin, Don Drummond, Glen Hodgson and Mel Cappe – Globe and Mail (June 21, 2018)
- Is a carbon tax Canada’s best option to help the environment? By Jane Gerster – Global News (June 24, 2018)
- An illuminating look at what Doug Ford just did to Ontarians’ energy bills by Bruce Lourie – National Observer (June 21, 2018)
- Experts divided on effectiveness of carbon pricing by Shawn Mccarthy – Globe and Mail (June 19, 2018)
- A deep dive into CAPP’s climate policy study: too risky, out of sync with govts, not supported by the evidence by Markham Hislop – Energinews (June 19, 2018)
- What scrapping cap and trade will mean for Ontario by Tim Alamenciak – TVO (June 12, 2018)
May 2918
- Ontario’s political climate: How the four parties stack up on the environment by Tim Alamenciak – TVO (May 27, 2018)
- P.E.I.’s carbon plan doesn’t meet federal guideline by Kerry Campbell, CBC News (May 16, 2018)
- Reducing emissions: the cost facing consumers by James Risdon – Chronicle Herald (May 3, 2018)
April 2018
- From deficits to the carbon tax, five ways the PBO rained on the Liberal government’s parade by Shaun Thompson – National Post (April 30, 2018)
- The real costs and benefits of carbon pricing by Chris Ragan and Dale Beugin – Maclean’s (April 30, 2018)
- Carbon pricing is working in Ontario, so hands off by Doris Grinspun and Tim Gray – The Star (April 26, 2018)
- Budget watchdog says Feds to post deficits $8B more than expected by Andy Blatchford – The Star (April 23, 2018)
- Feds are lowballing the size of looming deficits, says budget watchdog by Marc-André Cossette – CBC News (April 23, 2018)
- PBO says carbon tax will knock $10 billion off GDP by 2022 by Rachel Gilmore – iPolitics (April 23, 2018)
- Forum: Carbon pricing, political pricing by R. Michael Warren – London Free Press (April 20, 2018)
- 3 Surprising Ways Climate Change Is Already Affecting Your Life by Sarah Boesveld – Chatelaine (19 April, 2018)
- Strident debate and government subsidies kill hopes of a wise pipeline resolution by Done Pittis – CBC (April 17, 2018)
- Elites bungled their carbon-tax crusade because they don’t understand Canadians by Philip Cross – Financial Post (April 12, 2018)
- Podcast: balancing the environment and the economy is complicated with Éric Grenier – CBC Pollcast (April 12, 2018)
- Canadians might be okay with carbon taxes — until they see the price by Aaron Wudrick – Financial Post (April 11, 2018)
- Clean the air: carbon pricing in Canada by Norah Duff – Bull and Bear (April 11, 2018)
- Alberta lags on climate awareness by Kevin Ma – St Albert Gazette (April 7, 2018)
- Audio: Debate over carbon pricing heats up with Robyn Bresnahan – CBC (6 April, 2018)
- Canadians are polarized on carbon taxes by Nelson Bennett – Business in Vancouver (April 6, 2018)
- Carbon pricing made simple: Ecofiscal Commission urges informed debate by Mark Sabourin – EcoLog (April 6, 2018)
- Globe editorial: Cutting through the populist smoke on carbon taxes – The Globe and Mail (April 5, 2018)
- Ecofiscal Commission report a reminder of carbon pricing effectiveness by Deborah Yedlin – Calgary Herald (April 5, 2018)
- Political hot air to blame for pending carbon pricing failure by Don Martin – CTV News (April 5, 2018)
- Carbon-tax killjoys want to tax our hamburgers now. Is anyone really surprised? by Peter Shawn Taylor – Financial Post (April 5, 2018)
- It’s simple, really — raise carbon taxes and cut income taxes by Andrew Coyne – National Post (April 4, 2018)
- ‘Carbon pricing works,’ Canadian economists say as national debate heats up by Shawn McCarthy – The Globe and Mail (April 4, 2018)
- VIDEO: Let’s clear the air. Carbon pricing does help climate change – BNN (April 4, 2018)
- New report: one in three Canadians aren’t convinced climate change is man-made – CBC Power & Politics (April 4, 2018)
- Nearly a third of Canadians don’t believe humans, industry ‘mostly’ cause climate change: poll by Peter Zimonjic – CBC News (4 April, 2018)
- Feds likely to step in, says think-tank that found provincial carbon plan wanting by Jacques Poitras – CBC News (4 April, 2018)
- Majority of Canadians in most provinces with carbon prices don’t know they have one: survey by Maura Forrest – The National Post (4 April, 2018)
- Even strong climate change believers don’t get carbon pricing, survey shows by Mia Rabson – The National Post (4 April, 2018)
- Fewer Albertans believe in global warming than any other Canadians, poll shows by Gordon Kent – Calgary Sun (4 April, 2018)
- Ecofiscal Report Lacking by Ian Shalapata – The Square (4 April, 2018)
- New map lets Canadians see just how hot hometowns could get this century by Bryce Hoye – CBC News (4 April 2018)
- Climate change and Carbon tax: confusion reigns in Canada by Marc Montgomery – Radio Canada International (4 April 2018)
March 2018
- No cookie-cutter solutions to water infrastructure woes, says Canadian Water Network by Mark Sabourin, in Ecolog, (March 23, 2018)
- Group urges Canada to adopt clean-tech tax and regulatory breaks by Justin Tang – The Globe and Mail (March 15, 2018)
- Carbon pricing seems obvious to economists, but for many voters it just doesn’t click by Don Pittis – CBC News (March 14, 2018)
- Financer les services d’eau : une question d’équité by Justin Leroux, Source (Hiver 2018)
- Ontario PC leadership race opens up new front in national climate debate by Aaron Wherry – CBC News (March 2, 2018)
February 2018
- The conservative case for a carbon tax in Canada by Ben Woodfinden – Maclean’s (February 21, 2018)
- Why Conservatives really ought to love carbon taxes by Chris Young – The Globe and Mail (February 18, 2018)
- The fight against carbon taxes is the policy fight of our lives by Candice Malcolm – Toronto Sun (15 February 2018)
- Notley’s high-powered task force an important step in creating a national energy dialogue by Deborah Yedlin – Calgary Herald (February 13, 2018)
- Audio: Stewart Elgie discussing carbon taxes – 580 CFRA (February 7, 2018)
January 2018
- The carbon-tax system isn’t a tax grab. It’s an economic bulldozer by Terrence Corcoran – Financial Post (January 24, 2018)
- Carbon taxes might not change consumer behaviour, but they sure will feed government coffers by Neil Macdonald – CBC News Opinion (January 24, 2018)
- Letter: Raising water rates right move by Dale Beugin – Thomson Citizen (January 24, 2018)
- Letter: Plympton-Wyoming is getting it right by Dale Beugin – The Sarnia Observer (January 17, 2018)
- Trudeau’s carbon-price threat might backstop more foes than friends by Campbell Clark – The Globe and Mail (January 16, 2018)
- Trudeau government explains how it will make polluters pay by Carl Meyer – National Observer (January 15, 2018)
- B.C.’s greenhouse gases ticked up with economy by Nelson Bennett, Business in Vancouver – Alaska Highway News (January 15, 2018)
- Trudeau’s carbon scheme costly and ineffective by Lorrie Goldstein – Toronto Sun (January 13, 2018)
- Baloney Meter: will Liberal carbon tax really mean paying more for everything? by Mia Rabson – The Canadian Press/National Post (January 11, 2018)
- The flawed, absent minded, overconfident thinking economists see in all of us by Ian Bickis – The Canadian Press (January 3, 2018)
December 2017
- Letter: Raising water rates is the way to fund infrastructure by Dale Beugin – The Nelson Daily (December 27, 2017)
- Letter: Hiking water rates to pay for infrastructure wise move by Dale Beugin – Simcoe.com – Metroland Media (December 27, 2017)
- Letter: Water rate increases right thing to do for city’s future by Dale Beugin – Cambridge Times (December 21, 2017)
- A tale of three cities: Best Practices in Municipal Water and Wastewater Management by Jonathan Arnold & Brendan Frank- Public Sector Digest (December 21, 2017)
- The flawed, absent-minded, over-confident thinking economists see in all of us by Ian Bickis – The Canadians Press (December 21, 2017)
- Liberals talk tough over imposing carbon taxes across all provinces by Shawn McCarthy – Globe and Mail (December 21, 2017)
- Canada sets September 2018 deadline for jurisdictions to plan $10 per tonne carbon price by Deborah Jaremko – JuneWarren-Nickle’s Energy Group (December 20, 2017)
- Achieving full-cost recovery: Charging user fees to cover infrastructure and freshwater protection costs by Dale Beugin & Jonathan Arnold- Watermark Magazine (Winter 2017/18)
- Saskatchewan climate plan dodges carbon pricing by Mark Sabourin – EcoLog (December 8, 2017)
- Congestion from overpass repair increases costs for commuters, economist says by Gian-Paolo Mendoza – CBC News (December 7, 2017)
- Ontario looks to double amount of ethanol in gasoline by Mike Crawley – CBC News (December 4, 2017)
November 2017
- Ontario PCs will only succeed if voters buy their carbon tax shell game by Terence Corcoran – Financial Post (November 29, 2017)
- Championing the carbon tax strategy by Barry Gerding – Salmon Arm Observer (November 25, 2017)
- Expert says N.B. could offset carbon tax for low-income residents by Adam Huras – Telegraph Journal (November 15, 2017)
- Low-carbon economy will not be made by policy alone by Glen Hodgson – The Globe and Mail (November 8, 2017)
- EcoFiscal Commission Issues Report on Transparency in Water Services Pricing – Canada’s Business Network (November 6, 2017)
- 10 Best practices for sustainable water systems by Chris Ragan & Michael Harcourt – Municipal World (November 2017)
October 2017
- Manitoba plan for carbon tax well below government demands is smart politics but trouble for Ottawa: analysts by Maura Forrest –Regina Leader Post (October 27, 2017)
- Environment and Sustainability: Drivers of Opportunity Q&A With Karen Clarke-Whistler –Environment Guru (October 27, 2017)
- Feds consider clean-fuel policy by Sean Pratt –The Western Producer (October 26, 2017)
- Comment: Dream of revenue-neutral carbon tax over by Peter Shawn Taylor –Times Colonist (October 22, 2017)
- Water report urges national metering and user fee policy by Don Wall –Journal of Commerce (October 17, 2017)
- ‘Yet another carbon tax’: Canada’s ‘single biggest carbon-fighting policy’ you’ve probably never heard of by Maura Forrest –The Province (October 5, 2017)
- All the political risks of carbon pricing, now available for water! by William Watson –Financial Post (October 3, 2017)
- Opinion: What’s efficient about a ‘revenue-neutral’ carbon tax? by Nancy Olewiler & Rhys Kesselman –Vancouver Sun (October 1, 2017)
September 2017
- Valued Assets: The case for municipal user fees to cover the private and social costs of our water service by Christopher Ragan and Jonathan Arnold –Water Canada Magazine (September 28, 2017)
- Discussing best practices for pricing and improving municipal water Dale Beugin interviewed by Craig Needles –AM980 Radio (September 28, 2017)
- Paying User Fees for Water Chris Ragan interviewed by David Cochrane –Power & Politics (September 26, 2017)
- Install water meters for all residents, urges Ecofiscal Commission –CBC News (September 26, 2017)
- Commission questions Winnipeg’s practice of diverting water and waste revenue to pay for other services by Aldo Santin –Winnipeg Free Press (September 26, 2017)
- Montreal is not ready to install water meters for residences –The Sherbrooke Times (September 26, 2017)
- Should all residential units be charged for water? Dale Beugin interviewd by Rick Cluff – The Early Edition (September 26, 2017)
- Metro Vancouver water: Report offers ideas on user fees, meters, conservation by Jennifer Saltman –Vancouver Sun (September 26, 2017)
- Federal government should scale back spending on water, sewage systems: report by Jordan Press –The Canadian Press (September 26, 2017)
- City of Ottawa rightfully restructuring water and sewer bills, researchers say by Jon Willing –Ottawa Sun (September 26, 2017)
- For Atlantic Canada it’s decision time on carbon pricing by Dale Beugin, Stewart Elgie and Christopher Ragan –Maclean’s (September 22, 2017)
- Opinion: Ending tolls provides a clean slate for mobility pricing in Metro Vancouver by Nancy Olewiler and Jonathan Arnold –Vancouver Sun (September 4, 2017)
August 2017
- Audio: On The Coast – Bridge Tolls and Mobility Pricing Christopher Ragan interviewed by Tanya Fletcher on CBC Radio (August 25, 2017)
- Audio: Carbon taxes in Manitoba Christopher Ragan interviewed by Geoff Currier on AM680 CJOB (August 23, 2017)
- Where On Earth Is Manitoba’s Climate Plan? by James Wilt –Desmog Canada (August 15, 2017)
- Market boosters should support made-in-Manitoba carbon tax by Christopher Ragan –Winnipeg Free Press (August 10, 2017)
- Economists are wrong on electric vehicle subsidies by Marjory Loveys –IRPP – Policy Options (August 10, 2017)
- New Manitoba coalition pushes premier to put price on carbon –CBC News (August 3, 2017)
- Ottawa pushes ahead with emissions reduction schemes despite concerns on cost and effectiveness by Darrell Stonehouse –JWN Energy (August 3, 2017)
July 2017
- Getting carbon pricing right is the key to making it effective by Dale Marshall- Environmental Defence (July 25, 2017)
- Branding Canadian oil green would be good for industry and for climate change by Don Pittis – CBC News (July 24, 2017)
- Next federal NDP leader must make carbon pricing work for Saskatchewan by Erin Weir – Rabble (July 11, 2017)
- The awesome, unstoppable revolutionary electric-car revolution that doesn’t actually exist by Kevin Libin – Financial Post (July 11, 2017)
- Rising to the challenge by Angharad Lock – World Cement (July 3, 2017)
June 2017
- What else beyond carbon pricing? by Christopher Ragan – Policy Options (June 26, 2017)
- Opinion: Carbon tax won’t reduce competitiveness; other policies might by Nicholas Martin – Edmonton Journal (June 22, 2017)
- Electric-car subsidies take greenwashing to a new level by Konrad Yakabuski – The Globe and Mail (June 19, 2017)
- If Carbon Tax Is Insufficient, Governments Need High Standards For Adjoining Policies: Report by Carter Haydu – Daily Oil Bulletin (June 12, 2017)
- Can Canada afford to break with the U.S. on climate change policy? by John Geddes – Maclean’s (June 12, 2017)
- Top Economists: Carbon Price Above 40 Dollars Needed to Meet Paris Climate Goal By Nicholas Kusnetz – Inside Climate News (June 12, 2017)
- Audio: Are federal and provincial environmental subsidies really cost-effective? Dale Beugin interviewed by Ottawa Morning – CBC (June 9, 2017)
- Audio: Supporting carbon pricing Dale Beugin interviewed by Craig Needles – AM980 (June 9, 2017)
- Audio: Taking a second look at environmental policy Chris Ragan interviewed on the Calgary Eyopener with David Gray and Angela Knight (June 9, 2017)
- Rebates should be part of electric car strategy by Clare Demerse – Policy Options (June 9, 2017)
- Video: Embrace carbon taxes, new analysis says Interview with Chris Ragan – CBC (June 8, 2017)
- Quebec’s strategy on electric vehicles is too expensive, Ecofiscal says by Shawn McCarthy – The Globe and Mail (June 8, 2017)
- B.C. must boost carbon tax, axe policies that ‘undermine’ it: economists by David P. Ball – Metro News (June 8, 2017)
- Reconsider environmental subsidies and embrace carbon taxes, new analysis says by Susan Lunn – CBC News (June 8, 2017)
- The Drilldown: Quebec’s electric car program too costly, says think-tank by James Munson – iPolitics (June 8, 2017)
- We’ll always have Paris — the silver lining in Trump’s epic climate fail by Dan Woynillowicz – iPolitics (June 1, 2017)
May 2017
- Federal Liberals to reveal carbon-pricing scheme for provinces today by Mia Rabson – Global News (May 18, 2017)
- Is Canada’s carbon-pricing policy striking the right balance? by Christopher Ragan, Peter Robinson and Steve Williams – Globe and Mail (May 18, 2017)
- California tosses a monkey wrench into cap-and-trade by Mark Sabourin – EcoLog (May 12, 2017)
- Opinion: As US falters, Canada must lead movement on carbon tax by Josha MacNab and Charles Komanoff – The Hill (May 9, 2017)
- Alberta set to see most stringent carbon-pricing policy_ report – the globe and mail by Electrical Energy – Gas & Electricity (May 8, 2017)
- Carbon tax flawed across Canada by Kenneth Green – Calgary Sun (May 4, 2017)
- An effective carbon price won’t harm Canada’s competitivenes by Merran Smith and Clare Demerse – The Globe and Mail (May 4, 2017)
- CPRS National Announces the Organizations Receiving Awards of Excellence by Newswire (May 4, 2017)
April 2017
- Canada’s carbon pricing scheme presents a $120-billion opportunity for clean-tech companies: report by Geoffrey Morgan – Financial Post (April 20, 2017)
- Varcoe: Energy CEOs pitch business case for Alberta’s unloved carbon tax by Chris Varcoe – Calgary Herald (April 19, 2017)
- How provinces can help Canada meet its emissions target by Paul Boothe – Maclean’s (April 11, 2017)
- Opinion: Linking climate policy and economic growth in Saskatchewan by Craig Alexander and Christopher Ragan – Regina Leader-Post (April 5, 2017)
- Commentary: Time for more transparency from governments on the costs of climate policies by Canadian Fuels Association – Public Now (April 5, 2017)
March 2017
- Oil and gas needs to see the low-carbon shift as an opportunity: Conference Board by Carter Haydu – JWN Energy (March 21, 2017)
- Ontario cap-and-trade plan cuts big polluters some slack – the globe and mail by Gas & Electricity (March 19, 2017)
- Opinion: How carbon pricing will drive Canadians to save by Christopher Ragan and Annette Vershuren – The Globe and Mail (March 17, 2017)
- Coalition of advocates out to discuss road user fees by Jennifer McIntosh – Ottawa Community News (March 14, 2017)
- Nova Scotia outlines its cap-and-trade program by Mark Sabourin – Eco Log (March 10, 2017)
- Carbon pricing sparks frustration at CFA meeting by Karen Briere – The Western Producer (March 9, 2017)
- Opinion: Why carbon pricing and cash rebates to oil companies go hand in hand by Christopher Ragan – The Hill Times (March 8, 2017)
- Video: The Case For A Canadian Carbon Pricing Plan Interview with Chris Ragan – Bloomberg TV Canada (March 7, 2017)
- Opinion: Don’t wait up for dirty Uncle Sam by Christopher Ragan – Alberta Oil Magazine (March 2, 2017)
February 2017
- Opinion: Why the Ecofiscal Commission and Big Oil are both pushing a carbon tax by Nick Wright – The Hill Times (February 15, 2017)
- Cap and trade system will drive change in energy use, export official by Truro N.S. Daily News (February 14, 2017)
- Canada looks to HOT lanes to tackle congestion by ITS International – (February 2017)
January 2017
- Listen: Chris Ragan discussing his myths blog with Devon Peacock – AM980 – (January 25, 2017)
- Opinion: Four myths about Ontario’s cap-and-trade-system by Christopher Ragan – The Toronto Star (January 24, 2017)
- Opinion: Slaying the myths about Alberta’s carbon tax by Christopher Ragan – The Edmonton Journal (January 19, 2017)
December 2016
- Opinion: What the pan-Canadian climate plan gets right by Christopher Ragan – Maclean’s (December 14, 2016)
- Opinion: Road tolls, done the right way, needed to tackle traffic by Mel Cappe, Don Drummond and Chris Ragan – The Toronto Star (December 1, 2016))
November 2016
- Four Reasons Why Road Tolls Are a Good Idea by Gideon Forman – Torontoist (November 28, 2016)
- Opinion: Why Canada should still put a price on carbon, despite Trump by Dale Beugin and Chris Ragan – Maclean’s (November 16, 2016)
- Donald Trump gives carbon price foes a new line of attack by Aaron Wherry – CBC News (November 15, 2016)
October 2016
- Opinion: Alberta’s biofuels policies belong in the history books by Bev Dahlby, Martha Hall Findlay and Chris Ragan – Edmonton Journal (October 31, 2016)
- Ethanol incentive about to evaporate by John Miner – London Free Press (October 27, 2016)
- Opinion: Another misstep in Ontario’s energy adventure by Randall Denley – Ottawa Citizen (October 26, 2016)
- Opinion: Out of gas: Biofuel subsidies are a waste of money by Preston Manning and Chris Ragan – iPolitics (October 24, 2016)
- Opinion: Canada’s biofuels program is too expensive by Mel Cappe, Glen Hodgson and Chris Ragan – Ottawa Citizen (October 23, 2016)
- Opinion: How a revenue neutral carbon price can help Saskatchewan by Mark Cameron, Andrew Leach and Chris Ragan – Maclean’s (October 18, 2016)
- Opinion: Carbon tax: The real debate is about how the revenue is used by Blake Shaffer – The Globe and Mail (October 14, 2016)
- Opinion: Trudeau’s fire sale of BC’s most critical emissions-rights by Barry Saxifrage – National Observer (October 17, 2016)
- Climate Roundup: Why hydroelectricity isn’t as green as it seems by Tyler Hamilton – TVO (October 12, 2016)
- Canada’s new carbon tax: the latest BS by Adria Vasil – NOW (October 12, 2016)
- Opinion: Carbon-tax backers say they’ll free us from all other climate subsidies, but should we believe them? by William Watson – Financial Post (October 6, 2016)
- Time to end pricey biofuel subsidies, says Ecofiscal Commission – CBC News (October 5, 2016)
- Ecofiscal commission says it’s time to drop biofuels subsidies by Bruce Cheadle – The Canadian Press (October 4, 2016)
- Opinion: Homegrown carbon-pricing system is best by Christopher Ragan – Winnipeg Free Press (October 4, 2016)
- Opinion: Carbon price vs. regulations: The better choice is clear by Don Drummond, Nancy Olewiler and Christopher Ragan – The Globe and Mail (October 4, 2016)
- Opinion: Time to wrap up Canada’s unsuccessful biofuels programs by Christopher Ragan – Regina Leader-Post (October 4, 2016)
- Video: Carbon pricing is supposed to hurt, okay? – Commodities – BNN (October 4, 2016)
- Video: Bloomberg North – Bloomberg (October 4, 2016)
- Opinion: Stop subsidizing biofuels by Christopher Ragan – National Post (October 3, 2016)
August 2016
- Carbon price comparison shows B.C. is not a laggard by Nelson Bennett – Business Vancouver (August 23, 2016)
- Opinion: Carbon pricing is market friendly but may not be fair by Don Pittis – CBC News (August 15, 2016)
- Opinion: When extremists can’t say yes, Trudeau must say it for them by Kelly McParland – National Post (August 1, 2016)
July 2016
- Carbon Tax Will Take 2% Off Alberta Household Incomes: Economist by Joe Ryan – Bloomberg (July 29, 2016)
- VIDEO: The Strategists: How Alberta’s NDP can navigate new carbon tax report – CBC News (July 27, 2016)
- VIDEO: Carbon plan comparisons – The Exchange – CBC News (July 27, 2016)
- Alberta set to see most stringent carbon-pricing policy: report by Shawn McCarthy – The Globe and Mail (July 27, 2016)
- Alberta carbon tax regime to be most stringent in Canada, Ecofiscal Commission report says by Bruce Cheadle – The Canadian Press (July 27, 2016)
- The carbon-pricing crowd finally admits just how much pain Canadians are going to feel by Peter Foster – Financial Post (July 27, 2016)
- PODCAST: Carbon Tax: We’re Fighting the Wrong Fight – News Talk 770 (CHQR) (July 21,2016)
- Certainty in climate policy critical for its success by Deborah Yedlin – Calgary Herald (July 19, 2016)
June 2016
- Alberta’s carbon tax steers clear of making airlines pay by Kyle Bakx – CBC News (June 2, 2016)
May 2016
- Opinion: Alberta takes the lead with carbon pricing policy – The Edmonton Journal (May 31, 2016)
- Logistics of how government can move towards a cleaner environment – CBC The House (May 25, 2016)
April 2016
- Ecofiscal report highlights economic benefits of carbon pricing – Bruce Cheadle – The Canadian Press (April 6, 2016)
- Carbon taxes pave way for economic prosperity, says report – Charles Mandel – National Observer (April 6, 2016)
- Opinion: Revenue recycling key to B.C. climate policy – Vancouver Sun (April 6, 2016)
- Report claims recycled carbon taxes could help provincial economies – Richard Blackwell – The Globe and Mail (April 6, 2016)
- Ecofiscal Commission has ideas for recycling carbon tax revenues – Deborah Yedlin – Calgary Herald (April 6, 2016)
- On spending CO2 cash, economists urge Canada’s provinces to choose wisely, adjust often – Mike Szabo – Carbon Pulse (April 6, 2016)
- Carbon pricing debate bypasses Saskatchewan’s Wall – Michael Bell – The Canadian Press (April 5, 2016)
- What are best N.S. options for using carbon revenues? – Elizabeth Beal, Christopher Ragan and Annette Verschuren – The Chronicle Herald (April 5, 2016)
March 2016
- Minister Morneau Announces Membership of the Advisory Council on Economic Growth – Department of Finance (March 18, 2016)
- Get timing right – Mail & Globe Toronto – Cape Times (March 18, 2016)
- Road tolls are unpopular — but only at first, expert says – CBC News (March 16, 2016)
- Too late now for carbon taxes – National Post (March 16, 2016)
- Ross McKitrick: How politicians wrecked the case for carbon taxes – Financial Post Comment (March 15, 2016)
- Action on climate change can’t wait – The London Free Press (March 11, 2016)
- Carbon pumping – National Post (March 11, 2016)
- Tax harvest can’t fix an imperfect climate – Financial Post Comment (March 10, 2016)
- Premiers reach agreement on carbon pricing by Bruce Cheadle – The Canadian Press (March 4, 2016)
- Council puts road tolls on the transportation agenda by Jon Willing – Ottawa Citizen (March 4, 2016)
- The cheapest way to cut carbon by Trevor Tombe – National Post (March 2, 2016)
- Finance Committee to begin drafting report on pre-budget consultations – The Hill Times (March 1, 2016)
February 2016
- Why Saskatchewan should join the carbon-pricing club; Premier Brad Wall argues that a carbon price on GHG emissions is the wrong way to go in a weak economy. Not if it’s a well-designed policy by Christopher Ragan – The Globe and Mail (February 29, 2016)
- Terence Corcoran: The great green carbon tax grab – Financial Post Comment (February 25, 2016)
- Canada’s oil industry faces rising threat from its own backyard, IEA warns by Yadullah Hussain – National Post (February 25, 2016)
- Philip Cross: The Ecofailure of the Ecofiscal Commission – Financial Post (February 24, 2016)
- Ontario cap-and-trade plan cuts big polluters some slack by Shawn McCarthy – The Globe and Mail (February 24, 2016)
- Adapting To Climate Change Means Investing In The Right Infrastructure – Huffington Post Canada (February 16, 2016)
- Opinion: Business and environmentalists urge stronger cap-and-trade system – The Hamilton Spectator (February 9, 2016)
- Celebrated environmental activist Tzepo rah Berman: Getting oil to tidewater could be in everyone’s best interest – Oil week Magazine (February 9, 2016)
- Poll finds public support for new bridge by Sandor Gyarmati – Delta Optimist (February 3, 2016)
January 2016
- Peter Foster: Anti-oil mayors are kings in Naomi Klein World – Financial Post Comment (January 27, 2016)
- Piecing together the federal-provincial climate puzzle by Christopher Ragan – The Globe and Mail (January 26, 2016)
- Focus on climate change at the Montreal international Women’s Forum – CNW Telebec (January 25, 2016)
- Businesses, environmentalists call for Quebec to invest in transit – Montreal Gazette (January 25, 2016)
- Focus on climate change at the Montreal international Women’s Forum – Canada Newswire (January 25, 2016)
- Canada’s carbon challenge: Turning promises into reality by Shawn McCarthy – The Globe and Mail (January 22, 2016)
- 2015 Marked a Turning Point for Canadian Nature Conservation – Huffington Post (January 19, 2016)
- Alberta’s oil has two blessings and one curse, but it all can net out positively by Deborah Jaremko – Oil week Magazine (January 14, 2016)
- Industry Advised To Invest In Technology But Also Hunker Down: Panel – The Daily Oil Bulletin (January 13, 2016)
December 2015
- Two Mississauga women inducted into WXN Hall of Fame by Nouman Khalil – The Mississauga News (December 7, 2015)
- Ontario plans QEW high-occupancy toll lane by Keith Leslie, The Canadian Press – The Record (December 7, 2015)
- Liberals Announce Plans For HOT Lanes by Maria Madden – News Talk 770 (December 7, 2015)
- Ontario to Announce Details for High-Occupancy Toll Lanes – Talk Radio 640AM (December 7, 2015)
- Opinion: Solving trade issues is key in addressing climate change by Johanne Whitmore – Montreal Gazette (December 7, 2015)
- Road tolls could be timed to transit expansion, think tank says by Tess Kalinowski – The Toronto Star (December 3, 2015)
- There’s a third way in carbon pricing, and it’s worth a shot by David Henry – The Chronicle Herald (December 1, 2015)
November 2015
- VIDEO: Can we beat cliamte change without killing the economy? – The Globe and Mail (November 30, 2015)
- Wall vs. Trudeau — Is Paris a preview of 2019 race? by John Ivison – The National Post (November 30, 2015)
- High occupancy toll lanes can reduce traffic congestion in Calgary by Autumn-Rose Oberhammer – The Weal (November 30, 2015)
- McKenzie interchange a short-term solution – Goldstream News Gazette (November 29, 2015)
- B.C. can’t afford to delay transition to clean energy economy by Stephen Hui – The Georgia Straight (November 26, 2015)
- Posturing toward Paris with good hair by Peter Foster – The Financial Post (November 24, 2015)
- ‘It’s a New Day’: Why Environmentalists Need to Change Their Strategy Under Trudeau Government by Emma Gilchrist – DeSmog Canada (November 24, 2015)
- Study: Most Businesses Unaffected By Canadian Carbon Prices by Mike Godfrey – Tax-News (November 23, 2015)
- VIDEO: Carbon pricing to put Alberta & Saskatchewan at competitive disadvantage – Business News Network (November 20, 2015)
- How B.C. can get back in the business of being a climate leader by Matt Horne – The Georgia Straight (November 20, 2015)
- Economy won’t crack under the burden of carbon pricing: Ecofiscal Commission by Mark Sabourin – Ecolog (November 20, 2015)
- The danger in NDP’s race to impress the world in Paris by Don Braid – Calgary Herald (November 19, 2015)
- Carbon pricing can balance emissions reduction and competitiveness by Christopher Ragan – The Globe and Mail (November 19, 2015)
- Alberta climate-change plan still work in progress days before expected release – The Canadian Press – CTV News (November 18, 2015)
- Taxing those who use roads by Scott Barkemeyer – Capilano Courier (November 18, 2015)
- VIDEO: Carbon pricing would affect a small slice of the Canadian economy, says report – The Exchange – CBC News (November 18, 2015)
- Most of Canada’s economy would be unaffected by a carbon tax: Ecofiscal Commission by Jen St. Denis – Business Vancouver (November 18, 2015)
- VIDEO: Carbon taxes could hit oilpatch hardest by Kyle Bakx – CBC News (November 18, 2015)
- For whom the toll tolls by Charles Gordon – Ottawa Community News (November 18, 2015)
- Report finds 96 per cent of Canadian economy no less competitive under carbon pricing by Bruce Cheadle – Calgary Herald (November 17, 2015)
- Carbon tax would hit Alberta, Saskatchewan hard by Gary Lamphier – Edmonton Journal (November 17, 2015)
- The case against road tolls – Readers’ Letters – The Toronto Star (November 14, 2015)
- Council OK’s North Vancouver highway interchange plan by Brent Richter – North Shore News (November 13, 2015)
- We must fight zealots’ intrusion in our lives by Gordon Clark – The Province (November 12, 2015)
- Harnessing market power to shield the environment by Jeff Buckstein – The Bottom Line – December – Vol. 31, No. 16 (November 12, 2015)
- Can we move to a fossil-free future without wrecking our economy? by Jen St. Denis – Business Vancouver (November 10, 2015)
- Does Justin know? The virus that invaded the body of Liberal thought is still there by Duncan Cameron – Rabble.ca (November 10, 2015)
- Canada’s climate plan is fractured and inadequate by Don Pittis – CBC News (November 9, 2015)
- Location of HOV lanes to be determined by year-end by New Service Canada – CanIndia News (November 9, 2015)
- Will road tolls ease traffic gridlock? – Readers’ Letters – The Toronto Star (November 8, 2015)
- VIDEO: This week on Focus Montreal with Commissioner Paul Lanoie – GlobalNews (November 7, 2015)
- More evidence favouring road tolls: Editorial – The Toronto Star (November 6, 2015)
- What will it be, Metro Vancouver: road pricing or road congestion? by Peter Ladner – Business Vancouver (November 6, 2015)
- Bridge tolling report author defends his ideas in front of Surrey crowd by Renee Bernard – News 1130 (November 6, 2015)
- Progress and the battle of economic ideas in election 2015 by Jim Stanford – Rabble.ca (November 5, 2015)
- Bring on fair tolls, fees by Frank Bucholtz – The Surrey Leader (November 5, 2015)
- National Post View: Road tolls — done right – National Post Full Comment (November 5, 2015)
- Humans have failed at managing traffic congestion, so bring on the machines by Chris Selley – National Post (November 5, 2015)
- Commission Calls for Tolls, Draws Backlash – Today’s Trucking (November 5, 2015)
- Road pricing may be ‘option’ without referendum by Jeff Nagel – Langley Times & Surrey Leader (November 4, 2015)
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There might be a way around the premier’s intransigence on tolls by Don Cayo – Vancouver Sun (November 4, 2015)
- Are tolls the answer to unclogging our most congested roads? by Deborah Yedline – The Calgary Herald (November 3, 2015)
- Congestion pricing can incentivize drivers to reduce traffic by Christopher Ragan – The Globe and Mail (November 3, 2015)
- Bridge and tunnel tolling plan discriminates against parts of Metro Vancouver, mayor says by The Early Edition – CBC News (November 3, 2015)
- Editorial: Improve transit before making people pay more to drive by Editorial Board – Montreal Gazette – (November 3, 2015)
- Ontario Liberals set to reveal fees, locations for high-occupancy toll lanes by new year by Keith Leslie – National Post (November 3, 2015)
- Toll bridges in Vancouver could reduce traffic congestion: report by Shawn O’Hara – VanCityBuzz (November 3, 2015)
- Editorial: Read our lips, no road tolls – Toronto Sun (November 3, 2015)
- Madely’s Morning Minute by Steve Madely – Newstalk 580 (November 3, 2015)
- Highway tolls could be the solution to Canada’s congestion problems by Marcus Gee – The Globe and Mail (November 2, 2015)
- Montreal traffic woes by the numbers – CBC News (November 2, 2015)
- Decongestants are the cure to traffic – Globe Editorial – The Globe and Mail (November 2, 2015)
- VIDEO: High cost of traffic – The Exchange – CBC News (November 2, 2015)
- New study suggests toll lanes to help ease traffic; Ottawa mayor does not support congestion tax by Jenn Pritchard – CFRA 580 (November 2, 2015)
- Report Calls for Driving Fees to Help Ease Traffic Congestion in Canada by Wendy McLeod – Kelowna Now (November 2, 2015)
- Drivers who hog middle lane are the real problem by Mike Strobel – Toronto Sun (November 2, 2015)
- Toll roads unavoidable if we’re serious about reducing traffic, study finds by Oliver Moore – The Globe and Mail (November 2, 2015)
- Coalition of economists prescribes road tolls as a solution to congestion by Tess Kalinowski – The Toronto Star (November 2, 2015)
- Ontario plan will let motorists pay a toll to use high-occupancy-vehicle lanes by Keith Leslie – CTV News (November 2, 2015)
- Social mobility is the other victim of traffic congestion by Chris Ragan and Kevin Vuong – The Toronto Star (November 2, 2015)
- VIDEO: Would you pay a toll to shorten your commute? – CTV Ottawa (November 2, 2015)
- Opinion: We need a serious discussion about congestion pricing by Jock Finlayson and Christopher Ragan – Vancouver Sun (November 2, 2015)
- Easing congestion: Is putting a price on road access the answer? by The Canadian Press – CTV News Vancouver (November 2, 2015)
- The high cost of traffic congestion to Montreal’s economy by Kevin Mio – Montreal Gazette (November 2, 2015)
- Putting a price on gridlock needed to complement better roads and transit: Study by Bruce Cheadle – Toronto Sun (November 2, 2015)
- Traffic congestion costs $1.4 billion a year in Metro Vancouver: study by Emma Crawford Hampel – Business Vancouver (November 2, 2015)
- Specifics of HOT lane roll-out expected by year’s end by Siobhan Morris – Newstalk 1010 (November 2, 2015)
- Tolls are coming to Ontario’s HOV lanes by David Reevely – Ottawa Citizen (November 2, 2015)
- Report: Major Canadian Cities Should Consider Road Tolls – AM980 London (November 2, 2015)
- Road tolls the solution to Toronto’s congestion problem: Report by Torstar News Service – Metro News (November 2, 2015)
- VIDEO: Should all bridges in Montreal have tolls? by Rachel Lau – Global News (November 2, 2015)
- Five models for pricing traffic congestion by Canadian Press (November 2, 2015)
- Bridge, tunnel tolls touted to ease congestion for Metro Vancouver commuters by Cheryl Chan – The Province (November 2, 2015)
- Five stories in Canada we’re watching – The Canadian Press – Macleans (November 2, 2015)
- Are harmonized tolls on all bridges the key to cutting traffic congestion? by Alison Bailey – News 1130 (November 2, 2015)
- New report suggests testing tolls across Metro Vancouver to reduce congestion by Mike Lloyd – News 1130 (November 2, 2015)
- 5 things to know on Monday, November 2, 2015 – CTV News (November 2, 2015)
- Vancouver mayor agrees with study favouring road tolls to reduce traffic by Shelby Thom – News Talk 980 CKNW
- Transport Minister Robert Poëti nixes tolls in Montreal by CBC News (November 2, 2015)
- LISTEN: Toll more Metro Vancouver bridges to reduce traffic congestion, says report by The Early Edition – CBC News (November 2, 2015)
- VIDEO: Are road and bridge tolls the solution to traffic gridlock? by Dana Hutchings – CHEK (November 2, 2015)
- Every bridge should have a toll: Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission by James Foster – CJAD 800 AM (November 2, 2015)
- Price the roads to ease congestion by Chris Ragan and Peter McCaffrey – National Post (November 2, 2015)
- Cities need the power to use road tolls and congestion taxes, group says by Bruce Cheadle – CBC News (November 2, 2015)
- Calgary traffic congestion could be solved with tolls: Ecofiscal Commission by The Calgary Opener – CBC News (November 2, 2015)
- Road pricing in form of harmonized bridge tolls urged for Metro Vancouver by Jeff Nagel – Chilliwack Times (November 1, 2015)
- RADIO: Road Pricing – CBC Metro Morning (November 2, 2015)
- Pay your way out of Calgary traffic congestion: report by Helen Pike – Metro News Calgary (November 2, 2015)
- Congestion pricing and HOT lanes: What I learned stuck in Toronto traffic with an economist by Matt Elliott – Metro News Toronto (November 1, 2015)
- A much faster Vancouver commute might be just a toll away by Trish Kelly – Metro News Vancouver (November 1, 2015)
October 2015
- Canada’s ‘fair share’ on climate financing is $4B a year: environmental group by Bruce Cheadle – The Canadian Press – CTV News (October 23, 2015)
- Ecofiscal Commission helps Canadian governments tackle climate change – The House – CBC Radio (October 22, 2015)
- Addressing climate change on the radar for the energy sector by Deborah Yedlin – Calgary Herald (October 14, 2015)
- Carbon pricing won’t mess up Canada’s economy: experts by
- VIDEO: Canada Now – McGill Talks (October 8, 2015)
September 2015
- Albertans should listen to diverse voices calling for climate action by Donna Kennedy-Glans – The Globe and Mail (September 11, 2015)
- When Margaret met Preston by Ross McKitrick – The National Post (September 8, 2015)
August 2015
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Preston Manning, Man of the Future by Margaret Atwood – The National Post (August 28, 2015)
July 2015
- It’s Not Climate Change — It’s Everything Change by Margaret Atwood – Medium (July 27, 2015)
- HOV lane experiment proves we’re no dummies by Chris Ragan and Jessie Sitnick – The Toronto Star (July 16, 2015)
- To Clean Up Oil Sands’ Dirty Image, Alberta May Try Emission Tax by Jeremy van Loon and Rebecca Penty – Bloomberg Business (July 16, 2015)
June 2015
- Time to put carbon pricing on public radar by David Henry – The Chronicle Herald (June 19, 2015)
- VIDEO: Nope, it ISN’T Ottawa’s job to tax carbon – Business News Network (June 18, 2015)
- When the levee breaks: Harper and climate change by Geoff Dembicki – iPolitics (June 17, 2015)
- It’s time to bend the curve on emissions by Deborah Yedlin – Calgary Herald (June 12, 2015)
- OPINION: Burning Questions to carbon proposal – The News, New Glasgow (June 8, 2015)
- The flawed case for fossil-fuel divestment raises a carbon debate by Robert Walker – The Globe and Mail (June 5, 2015)
- Discussion on carbon pricing needed in Atlantic Canada says head of commission by The Canadian Press – Global News (June 5, 2015)
- Getting real on GHG cuts by John McKay – The National Post (June 3, 2014)
- VIDEO: Making cap-and-trade work with Ken Kimmel – The Exchange with Amanda Lang, CBC (June 3, 2015)
- When Big Oil champions a carbon tax, we’d best be sure we know what the industry is up to by Terence Corcoran – The Financial Post (June 3, 2015)
- Nova Scotia in carbon-pricing caboose by Elizabeth Beale and Chris Ragan – The Chronicle Herald (June 2, 2015)
- Ontario industries lobbying for carbon cap-and-trade exemptions by Shawn McCarthy – The Globe and Mail (June 2, 2015)
- It’s counterintuitive, but tax the rich, not the poor by Duncan Cameron – Rabble.ca (June 2, 2015)
- Alberta’s unlikely carbon-tax consensus by Gillian Steward – The Toronto Star (June 1, 2015)
May 2015
- Big Oil to Rachel Notley: Bring on a carbon tax by Paul Haavardsrud – CBC News (May 23, 2015)
- Oil sands boss says ‘climate change is happening’ by Tony King – News Talk 770 (CHQR) (May 22, 2015)
- PODCAST: Dinning says give the NDP time to learn by Joe McFarland – News Talk 770 (CHQR) (May 22, 2015)
- Carbon tax should apply to companies and consumers, says Suncor Energy Inc’s CEO by Geoffrey Morgan – Financial Post (May 22, 2015)
- Boss of biggest oilsands player calls for tougher action on climate change by Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press – 680 News (May 22, 2015)
- Congratulate Quebecers by Orjan Hammarstrom – Waterloo Record (May 22, 2015)
- Williams, Smith and Ragan: Climate policy is too important to get wrong by Steve Williams, Justin Smith and Chris Ragan – Calgary Herald – (May 21, 2015)
- Chris Ragan – Provincial Carbon Pricing – Interview with Bruce Edson – The EcoCentric on Kootenay Coop Radio (May 20, 2015)
- Ontario’s New Cap-and-Trade Scheme Could Boost Cleantech by Katie Gilbert – Institutional Investor (May 15, 2015)
- Young people need an investment by Paul Kershaw – Yorkton News Review (May 6, 2015)
- Manitoba budget further shifts burden on the young by Paul Kershaw – Troy Media (May 4, 2015)
April 2015
- New think-tank makes the case that market mechanisms work better than regulation by Don Cayo – Vancouver Sun (April 24, 2015)
- Most Canadians support carbon pricing, but less certain as to its effectiveness by Nicole Mortillaro – GlobalNews (April 22, 2015)
- Read Joe Oliver’s New Balance shoes by Peter Foster – Financial Post (April 21, 2015)
- We need smart tolls on our bridges by Doug Sweet – McGill Reporter (April 20, 2015)
- Experts weigh in on the best ways for Alberta to address climate change by Colette Derworiz – Calgary Herald (April 18, 2015)
- Ontario’s cap-and-trade deal a good first step by Caterina Lindman – Waterloo Region Record (April 18, 2015)
- VIDEO: Premiers’ meeting on climate with Glen Hodgson – CTV Alberta Primetime (April 17, 2015)
- Is Ontario picking the best weapon to fight climate change? by Cathy Orlando – Northern Life (April 17, 2015)
- Four things Ontario’s cap-and-trade plan must get right by Paul Boothe and Chris Ragan – The Globe and Mail (April 16, 2015)
- Why coal looms large in India’s future by Peter Foster – Financial Post (April 16, 2015)
- When tackling climate change, don’t wait for policy perfection by Paul Boothe – Maclean’s (April 15, 2015)
- Liberals Are Leading the Debate on Climate Change and the Economy by John McKay – Huffington Post Canada (April 15, 2015)
- Alberta’s carbon levy doesn’t measure up by Deborah Yedlin – Calgary Herald (April 14, 2015)
- Cementing cap-and-trade in Ontario by Michael McSweeney – Financial Post (April 14, 2015)
- Low climate ‘summit’ in Quebec by Peter Foster – Financial Post (April 14, 2015)
- Provinces’ cap-and-trade deal makes climate change comedy even worse by Andrew Coyne – National Post (April 13, 2015)
- Editorial Ontario tips the Canadian balance on carbon pricing – The Toronto Star (April 13, 2015)
- Greenhouse gas plan will cost consumers by Dana Flavelle – The Toronto Star (April 13, 2015)
- VIDEO: Cap and trade system: The devil is in the detail – Business News Network (April 13, 2015)
- The Fight against Climate Change: Ontario chooses the Carbon Market – Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change, Government of Quebec (April 13, 2015)
- Aglukkaq asks provincial counterparts for better carbon numbers by The Canadian Press – Ottawa Citizen (April 12, 2015)
- Ed Whittingham on Quebec City climate summit by G (April 12, 2015)
- ‘No reason’ Conservatives, NDP shouldn’t get behind Trudeau’s environmental plan: Charest – Global News (April 12, 2015)
- Colorado, Canada towns share common interest in carbon-based energy by Allen Best – Mountain Town News (April 11, 2015)
- Environmental groups report says climate policy all about Alberta’s oil sands by Bruce Cheadle – Calgary Herald (April 10, 2015)
- PODCAST: Premiers urged to take over Canada’s climate change response through carbon pricing – CBC QuebecAM (April 10, 2015)
- VIDEO: Ontario and Quebec to sign an agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions – CBC The National (April 11, 2015)
- Editorial: Provinces lead but Ottawa must act on climate – Montreal Gazette Editorial Board (April 10, 2015)
- Chris Ragan, market beautician by Peter Foster – Financial Post (April 10, 2015)
- Ragan outlines reasoning behind Ecofiscal provincial approach to carbon pricing by Perry Hoffman – Canadian Clean Tech (April 9, 2015)
- VIDEO: Pricing Pollution – The Agenda with Steve Paikin (April 8, 2015)
- Opinion: Quebec’s carbon-pricing system could be a model for other provinces by Jean Charest and Chris Ragan – Montreal Gazette (April 8, 2015)
- Federal Leadership Needed to Deal with Climate Change by Andrew Jackson – National Newswatch (April 8, 2015)
- Provinces Should Put A Price On Carbon, Blue-Chip Panel Urges by Bruce Cheadle – Huffington Post Canada (April 7, 2015)
- VIDEO: Carbon pricing by the provinces urged by economists – The Exchange with Amanda Lang, CBC (April 7, 2015)
- How provinces can lead the way on global warming by Martin Regg Cohn – The Toronto Star (April 7, 2015)
- The way backwards on carbon policy by Peter Foster – Financial Post (April 7, 2015)
- New Report Urges Provincial Governments To Adopt Carbon Pricing Policies Maurice Smith – New Technology Magazine (April 7, 2015)
- The Ecofiscal Commission’s proposals would pit provinces against each other, balkanizing Canada by William Watson – Financial Post (April 7, 2015)
- Carbon pricing by the provinces urged by economists: Don’t wait for Ottawa, report says, calling on provincial plans to cut emissions and reinvest revenues by Margo McDiarmid – CBC News (April 7, 2015)
- Provinces should lead on reducing carbon, say economists Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission advocates for every province to establish a carbon pricing regime by Sadiya Ansari – Toronto Star (April 7, 2015)
- Leave carbon pricing to the provinces by Glen Hodgson – National Post (April 7, 2015)
- Should provinces take the lead in putting a price on carbon? by Jeremy Runnalls – Corporate Knights (April 7, 2015)
- Canadian Carbon Emission Cuts Seen Better Managed by Provinces by Theophilos Argitis – Bloomberg (April 7, 2015)
- Report touts provincial action as best way to tackle carbon emissions; Cap-and-trade systems, carbon taxes must cover broad range of emitters, Ecofiscal Commission urges by Shawn McCarthy – The Globe and Mail (April 7, 2015)
- Carbon pricing with a practical Canadian twist by Chris Ragan – Report on Business, The Globe and Mail (April 7, 2015)
- Canada’s carbon taxapalooza! by Terence Corcoran – Financial Post (April 6, 2015)
March 2015
- Alberta’s younger generation squeezed more than any other province – Troy Media (March 27, 2015)
- Alberta under pressure to move on with carbon tax policy change by Claudia Cattaneo – Financial Post (March 19, 2015)
- Complete shift to renewable energy within Canada’s reach, academics say by Ivan Semeniuk and Shawn McCarthy – The Globe and Mail (March 17, 2015)
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Yedlin: Alberta’s carbon tax needs to target consumers to be effective by Deborah Yedlin – Calgary Herald (March 14, 2015)
- Opinion: Boldly reimagining climate policy by Trevor McLeod – Edmonton Journal (March 11, 2015)
- Journal interview with Ecofiscal Commission Chairman Chris Ragan – Edmonton Journal (blog) (March 10, 2015)
- Lamphier: Ecofiscal commission comes to Edmonton by Gary Lamphier – Edmonton Journal (March 9, 2015)
- Carbon Pricing Is A Win Both Economically and Ecologically: Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission by Carter Haydu – Daily Oil Bulletin (March 5, 2015)
January 2015
- McGill professor heads ‘ecofiscality’ committee studying ways to tax pollution by René Bruemmer – Montreal Gazette (January 25, 2015)
- The economy and the environment: Do we have to choose? by Sylvain Comeau – McGill News (January 19, 2015)
- The case against a revenue-neutral carbon tax by Marc Lee – rabble.ca (January 16, 2015)
- The Policy Opportunity of Our Generation by Chris Ragan – Public Sector Digest (January 15, 2015)
- Post-normal economics by Peter Foster – Financial Post (January 14, 2015)
- No B.C. carbon tax miracle on 120th St. by Terence Corcoran – Financial Post (January 13, 2015)
- Get ready for the great carbon tax grab by Terence Corcoran – Financial Post (January 12, 2015)
- The ideologies of Canadian economists, according to Twitter: From left to right, where economists in Canada fall on the ideological spectrum based on who follows them on Twitter by Jason Kirby – Maclean’s (January 9, 2015)
- Canada can do better – Policy Options (January 5, 2015)
- Twenty years after Kyoto, Preston Manning has become Canadian conservatives’ most prominent green advocate by Tristin Hopper – The National Post (January 2, 2015)
- Opinion: Canada is still under-investing in its cities by Glen Hodgson – Montreal Gazette (January 1, 2015)
December 2014
- The sensible middle in the climate change debate by Chris Ragan – Report on Business, The Globe and Mail (December 30, 2014)
- Carbon tax think-tank makes for strange bedfellows: Ecofiscal Commission includes environmentalist, oil and gas industry heavyweights as factions from both sides of the energy divide push for national carbon-pricing plan by Nelson Bennett – Business Vancouver (December 30, 2014)
- The year taxes made a comeback in Canada: Unexpected voices have started to talk about taxes not as a burden but as a key part of the solution to our challenges by Alex Himelfarb Jordan Himelfarb – The Toronto Star (December 29, 2014)
- 2014 was a murky year for policy. Here’s a look back by Peter Foster – Financial Post (December 29, 2014)
- Don Cayo: Can we finally talk rationally about carbon pricing? by Don Cayo – The Vancouver Sun (December 19, 2014)
- How the carbon tax tore a rift in Canadian conservatism by David McLaughlin – The Globe and Mail (December 18, 2014)
- Stephen Harper changes his tune on carbon pricing by Max Fawcett – Alberta Oil (December 18, 2014)
- New commission could bode well for Atlantic Canada by Pat Bates – Cape Breton Post (December 15, 2014)
- Manning: Putting a price on energy will do more for environment than ‘micro-regulating’ citizens – Global News (December 7, 2014)
- Markets can’t tackle climate change on their own by Andrew Jackson – iPolitics (December 7, 2014)
- The Price of Carbon: Preston Manning on The West Block – Global News (December 6, 2014)
- Chris Ragan on ‘ecofiscal’ policies for Canada by Chris Chipello – The McGill Reporter (December 5, 2014)
- Preston Manning argues Conservatives should support carbon pricing – The Current with Anna Maria Tremonti, CBC (December 3, 2014)
- There’s now a Canadian consensus: It’s time for action on climate change by Keith Neuman and Ian Bruce –
The Globe and Mail (December 3, 2014) - Green day; Why we should tax the things we want to discourage, not the things we want to encourage by Andrew Coyne – National Post (December 1, 2014)
November 2014
- The Trudeau Foundation’s one-way climate conversation by Peter Foster – Financial Post (November 24, 2014)
- Pricing pollution is the right solution by Chris Ragan and Annette Venschuren – The Chronicle Herald (November 21, 2014)
- What if we said ‘what if?’ to carbon tax? by Chris Morrissey – The Chronicle Herald (November 21, 2014)
- ‘Tax’ evasion: A fine word-dodging art by Jim Meek – The Chronicle Herald (November 21, 2014)
- Delivering hope from the mouths of economists: Canada’s new Ecofiscal Commission is leading an effort to fight pollution and waste with sound fiscal policy by Tyler Hamilton – Corporate Knights (November 20, 2014)
- How to communicate a good idea: carbon pricing by Preston Manning – The Globe and Mail (November 19, 2014)
- Here’s a tax most of us will like: Carbon tax will decrease fossil fuel use, lower personal income taxes by Dave Carson –
The Hamilton Spectator (November 19, 2014) - No new environmental goals for Canada, despite U.S.-China deal, Ottawa says – Global News (November 16, 2014)
- Canada can be green without sacrificing growth: New think tank aims to disprove the notion that a healthy environment comes at the price of economic growth by Carol Goar – The Toronto Star (November 11, 2014)
- Readers’ Letters: Remedy for environmental paralysis – The Toronto Star (November 17, 2014)
- Opinion: ‘Ecofiscal’ policies adjust market forces for the sake of the environment by Jean Charest and Chris Ragan –
Montreal Gazette (November 10, 2014) - Norway proves oil-rich nations can be both green and prosperous by Barrie McKenna – The Globe and Mail
(November 9, 2014) - How to fight global warming without destroying the economy? Use a little Econ 101 – Globe Editorial – The Globe and Mail (November 7, 2014)
- Yedlin: Group aims to make Canadians more aware of environmental impact by Deborah Yedlin – Calgary Herald
(November 7, 2014) - Calls for an ‘ecofiscal’ economic policy – Alberta Primetime (November 6, 2014)
- To ensure prosperity, Canada needs ‘ecofiscal’ policies by Chris Ragan – Report on Business, The Globe and Mail
(November 5, 2014) - Preston Manning on the Calgary Eyeopener – CBC Radio (November 5, 2014)
- Mintz and Williams: Smart fiscal policy can help our environment by Jack Mintz and Steve Williams – Calgary Herald (November 4, 2014)
- VIDEO: A green way to grow the economy – The Exchange with Amanda Lang, CBC (November 4, 2014)
- Blue chip advisory panel says putting price on pollution the way to go by The Canadian Press – CTVNews (November 4, 2014)
- Michael Harcourt on The Early Edition 2:38 – CBC Radio (November 4, 2014)
- Canada’s Ecofiscal Commish gears up for Green Taxapalooza by Terence Corcoran – Financial Post (November 4, 2014)
- New Ecofiscal Commission trumpets next great Canadian policy shift by James Munson – iPolitics (November 4, 2014)
- Ragan Recruits Canada Ex-Politicians to Study Environment Policy by – Bloomberg (November 4, 2014)
- EcoFiscal group seeks a way to tax pollution, not jobs – CBC News (November 4, 2014)
- Political stars, business leaders unite in call for greener economic policies by Eric Andrew-Gee – The Toronto Star
(November 4, 2014) - New Ecofiscal commission to focus on environment and economy by Bruce Cheadle – Financial Post (November 4, 2014)
- High-profile group urges fiscal reform to help environment, economy by Shawn McCarthy – Report on Business, The Globe and Mail (November 4, 2014)