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Energy Projects: Boosting Investment by Reducing Uncertainty
In recent years, numerous national energy projects have been cancelled or substantially delayed in Canada due to the ineffectiveness of the governmental approval process. This situation is alarming, given the contribution of the energy sector to the Canadian economy, but also our loss of competitiveness relative to our main trading partner. Indeed, the United States has put in place a series of reforms aimed at reducing the regulatory burden for businesses, while here, we are heading in the opposite direction.
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Canadian Hydrocarbons: A Tale of Missed Opportunities
Quebec has missed a great opportunity to grow rich through the exploitation of our natural resources.
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Apuiat : un projet inutile qui coûte deux fois trop cher
Hydro-Québec is right to want to prioritize profitable projects
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Hydrocarbures : l’occasion ratée
Quebec has missed a great opportunity to grow rich through the exploitation of our natural resources.
IEDM – Hydro-Québec a raison de vouloir prioriser des projets rentables – Mathieu Bédard
August, 9 2018 | 11 min. 36 sec. | Drainville PM l’été (98,5FM) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at the […]
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The Carbon Market: Chasing Away Jobs and Capital without Reducing GHGs
A carbon market, like a carbon tax, aims to modify behaviours in order to reduce GHG emissions by setting a price for them. Although such mechanisms are regularly mentioned in the news, their economic consequences are less often discussed, to say nothing of their effectiveness. Does imposing a price on carbon always reduce emissions, or does it instead displace them, along with the accompanying economic activity? In the two scenarios examined here, the effect on GHG emissions would be negligible, but the economic impact would be significant.
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La Caisse de dépôt et les hydrocarbures – De la bonne conscience qui pourrait coûter cher
The investments of the Caisse de depot et placement in the oil sector.
4-minute read
A carbon tax – on two conditions only
Opposition to carbon taxation is growing.
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Les deux conditions de la taxe carbone
Opposition to carbon taxation is growing.
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Doit-on encore subventionner l’auto électrique? Le temps de « tirer la plogue »
Subsidies for electric vehicles.