Doug Ford was elected leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) party after a lengthy ballot count this past Saturday. While close in the polls, Ford’s win was still seen as an upset over perceived frontrunner (and winner of the popular vote) Christine Elliot, who had the most endorsements from caucus members and candidates. Ford
Published on Huff Post Inaction on climate change does not appeal to voters who are undecided or merely leaning conservative — the ones the PCs need to attract and keep to win. A new poll of Ontario voters shows that if the Progressive Conservatives want to win with swing voters in the coming election, they’ll
Mark Cameron is the executive director of Canadians for Clean Prosperity. Starting in 2018, every Canadian province will be required to implement carbon pricing—either with a carbon tax or a cap-and-trade system—or face the federal government imposing a “backstop” carbon tax following federal benchmark rules. While every province except Saskatchewan has indicated that they will
Premier Brian Pallister has released his government’s long-awaited “made in Manitoba” climate and green plan. While there is room for improvement, it is a solid start for Manitoba on climate policy, and one with important implications across the country. Pallister’s plan is the first time that a Conservative government has introduced a broad-based carbon price
Mark Cameron is executive director of Canadians for Clean Prosperity, and a former policy adviser to Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Prime-minister-designate Justin Trudeau and his team could be forgiven for wanting a break after the long federal election campaign, but that is a luxury they will not have. Within 40 days, the new prime minister
The lesson that Ontario Progressive Conservative Party leader Patrick Brown can take away from British Columbia’s carbon tax is simple, according to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation’s Christine Van Geyn. “Revenue neutrality,” she declares, “doesn’t happen.” In her recent piece in the Financial Post, Van Geyn argues that a Fraser Institute study shows that the idea of a revenue-neutral carbon tax
On Jan. 1, Ontario consumers noticed a spike in gas prices as the province’s new cap and trade system came into effect. Cap and trade will add about four cents a litre for gasoline and about a dollar per gigajoule to natural gas bills. It will increase other prices too as increased costs of production
