What Went Wrong with Canada’s Carbon Tax? MLI commentary by Philip Cross
OTTAWA, ON (July 9, 2019): At one time, the carbon tax was a popular policy with a significant number of proponents on both...
The problem with the carbon tax: Philip Cross in the Hill Times
Proponents of a carbon tax ignored a fundamental difference between the tax regimes in North America and Europe, writes Philip Cross. By Philip...
Is Canada's Approach to Climate Change More Style than Substance? Sean Speer on CBC
MLI Munk Senior Fellow Sean Speer joined CBC's Carole MacNeil alongside Muneeza Sheikh and Michael Coren to discuss the Trudeau government's approach to climate...
Carbon taxes are just another futile government attempt to change society: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
If our society shifts away from fossil fuels, it will be enabled by radical technological innovations, not government tinkering with the tax system,...
Uncertainty surrounds economic platforms in Ontario election, Speer tells CBC's On the Money
Munk Senior Fellow Sean Speer joins the Big Picture Panel on CBC’s On the Money to discuss the policies proposed by Ontario's likely candidates for...
Carbon taxes do not curb emissions or help battle climate change: Philip Cross in The Star
High prices have not always proved the best way of promoting energy efficiency. Significant progress has been made using other tools, writes Philip...
Carbon tax entails high economic costs and uncertain benefits: Philip Cross for Inside Policy
There are fundamental flaws in the assumptions underlying a carbon tax, says Philip Cross. This post is based on his opening statement to...
Elites bungled their carbon-tax crusade because they don’t understand Canadians: Cross in the Financial Post
The campaign for the carbon tax bears a resemblance to that for the GST, writes Cross in the Financial Post. By Philip Cross,...
Why a carbon tax will fail: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
An unwillingness to offset with lower taxes and an inability to get buy-in from all portions of the political spectrum has doomed a...
Why you can't support a carbon tax if you want to raise the minimum wage: Brian Lee Crowley in iPolitics
Politicians like Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne who support a carbon tax and a minimum wage increase are caught in an unresolvable contradiction, writes...
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