The most important climate change policy that no one’s talking about

The time is right for the Canada Revenue Agency to invest in technology that would make the carbon rebate a direct payment.

Sending carbon rebate money directly to Canadians in a way they can clearly see will build support for the most effective climate policy tool we have, thereby increasing the chances of the program enduring and growing over the long term, writes Clean Prosperity's Michael Bernstein.Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Opinion

BY MICHAEL BERNSTEIN

August 12, 2020

On March 25, a few weeks into the COVID-19 crisis, the government made an announcement that left most analysts wondering if it had bitten off more than it could chew. Within 10 days, according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the government would have a new system up and running to issue direct pa...

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