So here we are, two weeks into a new year. The lockdown life we are all being forced to endure tends to blur dates. What shouldn’t be blurred is clear vision when it comes to Trudeau’s carbon tax agenda. Just before Christmas, Trudeau told us he plans to raise the existing carbon tax 566% over … Continued
Yes, you read correctly – Trudeau has announced a 566% increase in his carbon tax! On a cold Friday December 11th, right before the House of Commons rose for the Christmas holiday, Justin Trudeau revealed his government’s new climate plan, A Healthy Environment and A Healthy Economy. This plan is meant to outline the ways … Continued
Yes, you read correctly – Trudeau has announced a 566% increase in his carbon tax! On a cold Friday December 11th, right before the House of Commons rose for the Christmas holiday, Justin Trudeau revealed his government’s new climate plan, A Healthy Environment and A Healthy Economy. This plan is meant to outline the ways … Continued
Assessment of the Proposed Canada-Wide Clean Fuel Standard Assessment of the Proposed Canada-Wide Clean Fuel Standard Évaluation de la proposition de norme pancanadienne sur les combustibles propres The Case Studies for several provinces are linked below: British Columbia Case Study Alberta Case Study Ontario Case Study Quebec Case Study Quebec Case Study (Francais) Newfoundland … Continued
For the final part of my series examining the accompanying provincial case studies to CAE’s Assessment of the Proposed Canada-Wide Clean Fuel Standard (CFS), I will look at Canada’s western-most province, British Columbia. British Columbia is known for its notoriously high transportation fuel prices. And a huge reason for those high prices is layers and … Continued
Justin Trudeau’s new tax, the Clean Fuel Standard, is on its way. And it’s coming for all of Canada from coast to coast to coast. The Clean Fuel Standard – CFS for short – is Justin Trudeau’s second carbon tax. I’ve been writing about each provincial case study that accompanied CAE’s commissioned report, Assessment of … Continued
In his November 27th piece in the Globe and Mail, “Are the Liberals ready for the pushback against one of their pivotal climate policies”, opinion columnist Adam Radwanski provides a defense of the Trudeau government’s proposed Clean Fuel Standard (CFS). His piece deserves a response. Before commenting though, let’s remember what the Clean Fuel Standard … Continued
Following the publication of CAE’s commissioned report, Assessment of the Proposed Canada-Wide Clean Fuel Standard (CFS), I have been working my way through the report’s accompanying provincial case studies and examining the impact of the proposed CFS (also known as Trudeau’s second carbon tax) on each province. I’ve already written about the significant costs presented … Continued
Justin Trudeau’s new tax, the Clean Fuel Standard, is on its way. Known as the “CFS” for short, this new tax is, in effect, Justin Trudeau’s second carbon tax, but disguised under a sneaky new name. This past September, Canadians for Affordable Energy (CAE) commissioned a report from economics firm LFX Associates on the implications … Continued
The Trudeau Liberals’ newly proposed “net-zero” legislation, also known as Bill C-12, An Act respecting transparency and accountability in Canada’s efforts to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050, has just been introduced into Parliament. If passed, Bill C-12 will require current and future federal governments to set five-year emission reduction targets to … Continued