Even though as many as one-third of the ballots in the recent BC election have yet to be counted, it is widely conceded that NDP leader John Horgan won an overwhelming majority in British Columbia this month. This means another four years of NDP government for Canada’s western-most province. What does the NDP majority mean … Continued
When I think of a city councillor, I usually think of someone who we trust to look after things like garbage collection, street paving, and park cleaning (ideally within a balanced budget). But, like many elected officials at other levels, city councillors often get inflated senses of what their jobs are and decide to try … Continued
Doug Ford, Ontario Premier, and the man who came to power on a wave of anti-carbon tax rhetoric, and a plan to kill the Green Energy Act, is looking a lot like a proponent for the same kind of policies now. Ford noted last week that he inherited an energy mess from the previous Liberal … Continued
An October 14 Globe and Mail article titled, Doctors’ group criticizes use of natural gas, calls on B.C. homeowners to switch to electric appliances, stated that the “use of natural gas in homes is coming under fire.” This caught my attention, not because of any fanciful talk about a low-carbon economy (whatever that means), but … Continued
Last week, CAE released an Assessment of the Proposed Canada-Wide Clean Fuel Standard. I like to refer to the Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) as “Trudeau’s Second Carbon Tax.” The Liberal government argues that the CFS (set to hit consumers and businesses in just under 15 months) will help meet Canada’s Paris Agreement commitments (a reduction … Continued
Wednesday’s throne speech made one thing clear: the Liberals are not backing down from their unachievable net-zero goal. That means they are not backing down from their second carbon tax, the Clean Fuel Standard (CFS). But we at CAE are not backing down either. In fact, we are committed to giving Canadians all the ugly … Continued
Did you catch Justin Trudeau’s “Green Recovery” Speech from the Throne? Wait, you say. The slogan “Green Recovery” was completely absent. Didn’t hear it – not even once! Correct. So it seems that the slogan “green recovery” obviously didn’t play well in the pre throne speech focus groups for the Trudeau Liberals. Even though this … Continued
So the media is finally shedding a spotlight on the so-called Clean Fuel Standard – Trudeau’s second carbon tax. More and more are beginning to write about it, and how it means just another burden. So what does Doug Ford do? He seeks approval for a carbon tax of his own from the federal government … Continued
Our Minister of Environment and Climate Change Jonathan Wilkinson has tried to dismiss backlash against the CFS as mere political partisanship. That suggests he means it is simply Conservative Party positioning. In dismissing any opposition to the Clean Fuel Standard as partisan, the Liberals are merely attempting to end all debate around the policy. They … Continued
All of a sudden there is a lot of attention being paid to the Trudeau Government’s second carbon tax, the so-called Clean Fuel Standard (CFS). I have been writing about it for some time and am delighted to see more opinion leaders paying attention to it. Journalists like John Ivison, and Anthony Furey have written … Continued