Prime Minister Carney is pushing a plan to force millions of Canadian households to abandon their traditional heating systems in favour of electric heat pumps — all in the name of his “net zero” agenda. Carney is calling this a money-saver for Canadian families. Don’t believe it. Dan McTeague argues that heat pumps are expensive … Continued
This article originally appeared in the Western Standard There was a striking story which was buried in the news cycle in Canada by reports of the new Carney-Smith Memorandum of Understanding. While Canadians were being told to celebrate an agreement that might — might — allow a pipeline to begin construction in the fall of … Continued
This article originally appeared in the Western Standard. After years of rolling out the welcome mat, the European Union is finally waking up to the downsides of attempting to build a Net-Zero economy on the back of heavily subsidized Chinese imports. While Brussels had previously envisioned Chinese Electric Vehicles supplementing their native variety, enabling them … Continued
Regular consumers of mainstream Canadian media may remember that one of the great triumphs of Mark Carney’s tenure as prime minister happened back in February, when he saved us all from the terrible Electric Vehicle (EV) mandate which had been imposed on us by, uh, persons unknown. What a relief that was! It meant that … Continued
Surprise, surprise – another province has backtracked on its electric vehicle mandate. After realizing nobody wants to buy an EV unless they’re massively subsidized, British Columbia announced that they will water down their EV mandate. BC’s EV sales mandate will be 75 per cent, down from 100 per cent, for the year 2035 in B.C. … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA, Ontario — This morning Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that his government would attempt to address elevated fuel prices by temporarily suspending the federal excise tax on gasoline and diesel, beginning next week and running through Labour Day. Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable Energy, said the move is welcome, … Continued
While Canada can’t control global conflicts or international energy, we can absolutely control our own policies and our own infrastructure. Canada’s disastrous net-zero policies are playing a major role for the high gas prices Canadians are currently paying. Nataliya Bankert discusses.
Gas prices have reached historical highs across Canada – guess who’s the only one benefitting from this? Federal and provincial governments. As Dan McTeague explains, you already pay fixed taxes on every litre. But governments also charge GST and HST on the higher price. This is immoral.
While Canada is one of the world’s most energy-rich coutries, our ability to respond to global supply shocks like the Iranian conflict is actually very limited. The reason? We don’t have enough pipelines. Nataliya Bankert explains.
This post originally appeared in the Western Standard. If you were trying to develop a detailed policy program to get Canada back on track, you could do worse than looking at the proposals of the new NDP leader, and self-described ‘Eco-Socialist,’ Avi Lewis and doing the exact opposite. Lewis advocates for a rapid shift away … Continued