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British Columbians face even higher fuel prices with Trudeau’s CFS
News | December 11, 2020
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
The Clean Fuel Standard will be another blow to Alberta
News | December 9, 2020
Justin Trudeau’s new tax, the Clean Fuel Standard, is on its way. And it’s coming for all of Canada from…
If it smells like a carbon tax, then it IS a carbon tax
News | December 8, 2020
In his November 27th piece in the Globe and Mail, “Are the Liberals ready for the pushback against one of…
Quebecers will be hurt by Trudeau’s second carbon tax
News | December 3, 2020
Following the publication of CAE’s commissioned report, Assessment of the Proposed Canada-Wide Clean Fuel Standard (CFS), I have been working…
Next on the Clean Fuel Standard hit list: Ontario
News | November 30, 2020
Justin Trudeau’s new tax, the Clean Fuel Standard, is on its way. Known as the “CFS” for short, this new…
Net-zero emissions reduction bill is dangerous and expensive
News | November 26, 2020
The Trudeau Liberals’ newly proposed “net-zero” legislation, also known as Bill C-12, An Act respecting transparency and accountability in Canada’s…
Welcome to Newfoundland & Labrador, where life will soon be unaffordable
News | November 18, 2020
In September, Canadians for Affordable Energy (CAE) commissioned a report from economics firm LFX Associates on the implications of the…
Doug – Broken Promise – Ford lets electricity prices rise
News | November 12, 2020
What ever happened to Doug Ford? The Ontario Energy Board announced in October that electricity rates would go up. And…
Congratulations to the United States for leaving the Paris Agreement!
News | November 5, 2020
In June of 2017, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he would remove the United States from the Paris Climate…
NDP majority means high prices for BC energy
News | November 3, 2020
Even though as many as one-third of the ballots in the recent BC election have yet to be counted, it…
Kitchener City Council: Banning gas plants may make you “feel green”, but it will leave Kitchener residents in the red
News | October 29, 2020
When I think of a city councillor, I usually think of someone who we trust to look after things like…
The Doug Ford Electric Auto Company?
News | October 23, 2020
Doug Ford, Ontario Premier, and the man who came to power on a wave of anti-carbon tax rhetoric, and a…
