OttawaReporting on the Conservatives’ carbon tax farceIn reporting on remarks made by the Royal Dutch Shell president, Shawn McCarthy neatly explains the Harper government’s position...
OttawaJournalism WinIn the process of reporting on a dispute between the Conservative party and the CRTC, Stephen Maher demonstrates—with three...
OttawaJournalism FailThe Financial Post’s interview with Joe Oliver, including that silly question , was reprinted by the Edmonton Journal, Calgary...
OttawaA victory for talking pointsOne can only imagine the glee a politician, in this case Joe Oliver, feels when his own talking point is presented to him by a...
OttawaExchanging e-mails with Joe OliverFollowing the Natural Resources Minister’s turn with the talking points , I emailed his office with a question. Through his...
OttawaA price signal on carbonThe former CEO of Syncrude wants to see a national price on carbon. In June, the CEO of Royal Dutch Shell told John Geddes that a...
OttawaJoe Oliver’s turn with the talking pointsApropos of nothing, Joe Oliver’s office released "a statement from Minister Joe Oliver on the NDP’s carbon tax plan" late this...
OttawaThe carbon tax farceThe Conservative party sent out an "internal memo" over the weekend to warn Conservative MPs that Thomas Mulcair wants to...
OttawaPricing carbon, then and nowAn urgent bulletin from the Conservative party of Canada. During the last election, both the New Democrats and Liberals promised...
OttawaWhat happens if the United States decides to pursue cap-and-trade?As previously noted , the Harper government was keen to pursue a continental cap-and-trade system in 2008 and 2009. At the time it...