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Why industrial carbon pricing complements Alberta’s new pipeline
The grand bargain between Alberta and the federal government has reheated the public debate over the competitiveness impacts of industrial carbon pricing. We welcome this debate, because critics tend to build their case on a recurrent misunderstanding: that facilities today pay $95 per tonne of carbon. This $95 policy price captures all the headlines, but it’s not even close to what facilities actually pay. Let’s take a look at how it actually works to see the impact on competitiveness.
Etienne Rainville: There’s no reason for Trump to put the brakes on Canada’s low-carbon economic growth
Canada has a major economic opportunity in the global low-carbon economy, if it gets its climate and energy policies right. Those policies should be informed by principles like leveraging the ingenuity of markets and free enterprise, limited government, and respect for provincial jurisdiction. The following article is the latest installment of The Hub’s series sponsored by Clean Prosperity exploring the why, what, and how of conservative climate policy.
Want to reduce industrial emissions? Get rid of interprovincial trade barriers
Since Confederation, unnecessary internal trade barriers have hindered Canada’s economy. Booze is a famous example, but these barriers bog us down in sectors as disparate as electricity, labour, and transportation, among others. Collectively, they create an enormous drag on Canadian productivity and GDP. There’s a tendency to believe that interprovincial trade restrictions are the result of historical decisions that are difficult to unwind.
Want to maximize Canada's future energy economy? Embracing contracts for difference will be key
Last month’s federal budget announced the government’s plan to pursue something called “contracts for difference” as part of its effort to catalyse private investment in emissions-reducing technologies. It’s a big idea with the potential to be misunderstood. The upsides for Canada’s environment and economy are significant, however, so it’s important that policymakers and the Canadian public have the basic facts. Let’s start with a short primer on Canada’s model of carbon pricing.
What constitutes a good staffer? Knowing what the job is
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The pitfalls of uneven cannabis laws
If recreational and medical cannabis are treated too differently, more Canadians could be driven to illicit buying in the medical market. Within the next few months, most provincial governments across Canada will have tabled legislation outlining their frameworks for the legalization of cannabis. Ontario and New Brunswick were first out of the gate with the Cannabis Act, 2017 and the Cannabis Control Act respectively.
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