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Tag Archives: Environment

Indigenous people fear Liberal green plan will sabotage their progress: Ken Coates and Stephen Buffalo in the Calgary Herald

A successful Canadian energy sector, operating on some of the highest environmental and social standards in the world and with strong Indigenous participation,...

 

September 14, 2020 at 6:17 pm read more

The trouble with emissions targets: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post

Liberals will go down a dangerous path if they choose to legislate a net zero emission target without knowing how to achieve it...

 

February 12, 2020 at 4:32 pm read more

Might taxing ice cream help reduce greenhouse gas emissions? Linda Nazareth in the Globe and Mail

In terms of the broader economy, the idea of non-meat food choices influencing our carbon footprints opens up a whole new Pandora’s box,...

 

January 6, 2020 at 6:11 pm read more

Creating a pan-Canadian market for small modular nuclear reactors: Jeremy Rayner for Inside Policy

We may be witnessing the dawn of a new era in both clean energy innovation and a genuinely pan-Canadian climate policy, writes Jeremy...

 

December 19, 2019 at 4:22 pm read more

Naomi Klein jumps on the Green New Deal bandwagon with her latest book: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

Radical plans to transform our economy should be costed-out at the very start, not the end, of both books and election campaigns, writes...

 

October 25, 2019 at 9:24 pm read more

The collision of tourism and climate change: Linda Nazareth in the Globe and Mail

Tourism has huge benefits for individuals and economies, but it is hard to avoid the fact that it is one of the many...

 

August 9, 2019 at 4:10 pm read more

Shaky legal ground is crumbling under the federal carbon tax legislation: Dwight Newman in the National Post

The view that the carbon tax law is unconstitutional has received just as many votes as any particular view that it is, writes...

 

August 5, 2019 at 4:29 pm read more

Public Policy and Politics in the 2019 Election: New Commentary by Sean Speer

OTTAWA, ON (July 25, 2019): With the federal election fast approaching, Canadians are at a critical juncture. With that in mind, what are the...

 

July 25, 2019 at 8:33 pm read more

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...

 

July 9, 2019 at 6:43 pm read more

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...

 

March 11, 2019 at 7:40 pm read more
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    OTTAWA, ON (February 23, 2021): Yesterday, Parliament voted unanimously to declare that China’s actions against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang constitute a genocide. This...

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     "We are heading in a very troubling direction." MLI Senior Fellow and acclaimed journalist Peter Menzies joins the Word Work podcast to...

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Webinar Panel Video: Standing Guard - What have we learned from the enhanced Forward Presence on NATO's frontier?

 In 2021, NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) is heading into its fourth year. Canada’s commitment as the Framework Nation for the eFP...

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