Why the Ecofiscal Commission and Big Oil are both pushing a carbon tax

Both have floated the idea of ‘recycling’ revenues back to the oil industry.

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley had support from several major oil industry players when she announced a carbon pricing plan in 2015. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his own carbon pricing strategy last year.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY NICK WRIGHT

February 15, 2017

The carbon tax, once a non-starter with Canada’s oil industry, is now widely supported by its biggest players. The relatively recent about-face culminated in a 2015 industry show of solidarity with Alberta Premier Rachel Notley when she announced Alberta’s carbon tax. Although many received the...

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