Ecofiscal Commission: the ‘green’ face of the tar sands?  

Canada doesn’t need the fossil fuel industry’s old ideas in a new package. What we need is for carbon tax revenues to be used to help transition Canada away from fossil fuels and towards 100 per cent green renewable energy. Future generations will thank us.
Proponents of a carbon tax in this country have probably heard of Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission. Formed in 2014 to promote “practical solutions for growing prosperity,” it has an annual budget of millions, a long roster of notables from the private and public sectors, and the marketing savvy o...

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