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Chris Ragan on Carbon Taxes | BNN Bloomberg

webfull — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 18:00:20 +0000

October 18, 2024 | A price on carbon is widely accepted by economists as an efficient way to measure the harm done by carbon and to encourage behavioural change, but is it the best route given that it comes with a real cost to consumers and the economy? Chris Ragan spoke about the carbon pricing in his conversation with Amanda Lang on BNN Bloomberg.

Published: 25 October 2024

Chris Ragan on Carbon Tax

webfull — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 20:14:57 +0000

The Federal Government of Canada has increased the federal carbon tax from $65 a tonne to $80 as of April 1, 2024. Christopher Ragan joins several news outlets below sharing his expertise.

Opinion: Carbon pricing has become our national dumpster fire | The Globe and Mail

Carbon tax hike kicks in across Canada | CHCH

Published: 3 April 2024

Is a price on carbon the right tool to address climate change? | iHeartRadio

webfull — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:11:51 +0000

March 13, 2024 | Is carbon pricing the most effective tool to address climate change issues? The news recording talked about the opposition to the climate tax rebate in recent years and the government's efforts to rebrand the tax and communicate its effectiveness to the public. Chris Ragan was interviewed and stated that any policy will be costly to implement, but the rebate in carbon pricing gives the purchasing power back to the public. "You do not have to use the carbon price.

Published: 14 March 2024

Carbon-Pricing Exemptions Are the Wrong Way to Keep Energy Affordable | National Newswatch

webfull — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 18:19:19 +0000

October 17, 2023 | The federal government is under pressure to carve out exemptions to its carbon pricing system, particularly for rural home-heating fuel in Atlantic Canada. Keeping essentials like energy affordable is a serious concern, but carbon-pricing exemptions are the wrong solution.

Published: 17 October 2023

A Review of Québec’s Cap-and-Trade System

webfull — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 16:15:06 +0000

In the summer of 2021, Max Bell School Master of Public Policy candidates Danielle Appavoo, Mariel Aramburu, Ricardo Chejfec, and Anil Wasif responded to a call to the academic community from Québec’s Minister of Finance, M. Eric Girard. The Minister was interested in proposals from universities and research groups, namely on (i) fiscal policy in Québec, (ii) the province’s economic potential and (iii) the fight against climate change.

Published: 10 February 2022

Battling climate change in Canada: Experts examine the major parties' climate plans | The Current

webfull — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 20:22:25 +0000

August 23, 2021 | When voters went to the polls in the recent federal election, climate change was front of mind for many. For the first time, all major parties had credible plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But how did the plans stack up to each other? Max Bell School director Chris Ragan weighs in on this episode of The Current.

Listen to the interview.

Published: 21 September 2021

Climate change and the election: Compare party platforms | CBC News

webfull — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 16:01:21 +0000

September 12, 2021 | The 44th federal election campaign is over, and the Liberals have clung to their plurality of seats in the House of Commons, setting them up to form another minority government. Read about what they have promised to do to fight climate change during their new mandate.

Read the article.

Published: 21 September 2021

Economists say NDP plan to hike tax on heavy emitters would cost Canadian jobs | Toronto Star

webfull — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 17:54:09 +0000

August 31, 2021 | The NDP has pledged to close loopholes in Canada's carbon pricing regime that provide a discount to industrial polluters. Some economists, including Max Bell School director Chris Ragan, believe that such a policy change would cost Canada jobs and lead to no reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions.

Published: 1 September 2021

Higgs income tax cut signals a shift in Conservative carbon policy, say economists | CBC News

webfull — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 14:10:02 +0000

May 27, 2021 | In this article by CBC News, Max Bell School professor Ken Boessenkool expresses support for the burgeoning conservative movement to translate carbon pricing revenues into lower personal income tax rates.

Read the article.

Published: 17 May 2021

Chris Ragan on the Conservative's Climate Plan | CBC Power & Politics

webfull — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 18:01:17 +0000

15 April, 2021 | In this panel conversation, Max Bell School director Chris Ragan shares his thoughts on the Conservative's newly revealed climate plan in a conversation with the Globe and Mail's Kelly Cryderman and political commentator Shakir Chambers.

Watch the panel. The panel discussion starts at 1:20:41.

Published: 16 April 2021

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