Competiveness complaints about carbon pricing must be backed by evidence

The challenge is to separate fact from fiction and to ensure that short-term politics don’t derail the long-term benefits from an energy transition in Canada.
Claims from groups like the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, led by Perrin Beatty, shown here, about the economic risks of carbon pricing must be backed by evidence, writes Kevin Thomas.
TORONTO—This summer, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce sounded a warning bell with regard to climate-change-related policy activity, citing concerns about competitiveness with firms south of the border. It’s not the first trade association to raise a red flag about Canada’s carbon-pricing meas...

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