Nuancing the farce, Part Three
The Prime Minister’s Office tries to impose a statute of limitations on what the Conservatives have advocated for while in...
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climate change
Where do the provinces stand on carbon pricing?
British Columbia and Alberta have carbon taxes. British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec are signed on to the Western...
Dealing with the Conservatives’ carbon tax farce
Bruce Cheadle reviews the political and journalistic challenges created by the Conservatives’ carbon tax farce. For the NDP, the...
Reducing carbon emissions is going to cost something
Heather Scoffield explores three options for reducing carbon emissions—a carbon tax, cap-and-trade and regulation—and explains...
The Commons: ’Canadians deserve better’
These are complex issues. Perhaps at some point they will be discussed as such.
Early adopters
The Conservative party’s interest in cap-and-trade actually predates its 2008 campaign platform. In 2004, the party’s platform...
Nuancing the farce, Part Two
On a CBC panel yesterday afternoon—the relevant discussion starts at about the 5:40 mark—Peter Van Loan was asked about the...
Nuancing the farce, Part One
Appearing on a CBC panel yesterday afternoon, Michelle Rempel suggested that now, with the global economy being fragile, wasn’t...
’Just how stupid do they think Canadians are?’
The Ottawa Citizen editorial board considers the Harper government’s new position on cap-and-trade.
The Commons: The joke is on you, Canada
Aaron Wherry on the first day back