Cool the carbon-pricing debate and focus on solutions that make people’s lives better

The almost gravity-like pull carbon pricing exerts on public attention often takes away from other important steps that could be potentially more effective in terms of emissions reductions.

The temporary pause on the federal price on pollution for home heating oil Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Oct. 26 has spurred frenzied speculation on whether this is the beginning of the end for carbon pricing in Canada, writes Alex Cool-Fergus.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ALEX COOL-FERGUS

November 6, 2023

On Oct. 26, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the federal government will help make heat pumps essentially free for low-income households, starting in Atl...

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