OttawaPointing out the farceConservative MPs made 23 references to a "carbon tax" in the House on Friday. Two other references were made by Liberal MP Scott...
Ottawa’It is a question of credibility for the government’Here is the text of Thomas Mulcair’s speech in the House yesterday—with periodic interjections from Conservative MPs—on...
OttawaA price on carbon and Project PioneerOn October 14, 2009, Prime Minister Stephen Harper visited Alberta to announce that his government was committing $342.8 million...
OttawaOwning the farceWhile the New Democrats continue to try to shame Conservative backbenchers—see Olivia Chow’s statement on Monday and Niki...
Ottawa’We’ve got to put a price on carbon. We’re doing just that’After the National Roundtable released its report on January 7, 2008— see yesterday’s post —John Baird met with reporters in...
OttawaThe cost of reducing GHGsThe Conservatives sent up four MPs during members’ statements this afternoon to lament for the NDP’s cap-and-trade proposal. Among...
BusinessMemo to the Conservatives on climate policy: ’Take the money, dammit!’ Why reducing greenhouse gases via regulations is the worst of both worlds
OttawaJohn Baird put a price on carbon in writing and signed his name to itOn January 7, 2008, the National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy released a report , which recommended, among other...
OttawaAbout that revenueAs we’ve explained before, any reference the Harper government makes to "revenue" when trying to criticize the NDP’s cap-and-trade...
OttawaThe public shaming continuesNDP MP David Christopherson used his members’ statement yesterday to chide Conservative MP Lawrence Toet. See previously here...