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Read what Director of the Max Bell School, Professor Christopher Ragan, has to say on carbon pricing. Previously, Professor Ragan was Chair of Canada's Ecofiscal Commission, a group of Canadian economists seeking to broaden the discussion of environmental pricing reform beyond the academic sphere and into the realm of practical policy application. 

Chris Ragan on Carbon Tax

Published: 3 April 2024

The Federal Government of Canada has increased the federal carbon tax from $65 a tonne to $80 as of April 1, 2024. Christopher Ragan joins several news outlets below sharing his expertise....

Chris Ragan: Carbon pricing is a national dumpster fire

22 Mar 2024

The political games being played don’t serve the country. They actively undermine the well-being of Canadians.

Economist weighs in on premiers' calls to pause carbon tax hike | CBC News

Published: 19 March 2024

March 14, 2024 | A growing number of premiers are urging the federal government to pause the carbon tax hike that's set to take place on April 1, or to ditch it altogether. Chris Ragan, the...

Is a price on carbon the right tool to address climate change? | iHeartRadio

Published: 14 March 2024

March 13, 2024 | Is carbon pricing the most effective tool to address climate change issues? The news recording talked about the opposition to the climate tax rebate in recent years and the...

Chris Ragan on carbon pricing policy changes | IHeart Radio

Published: 2 November 2023

Chris Ragan joins Vassy Kapelos to weigh in on the Trudeau government's recent carbon tax carve-outs and shares on the current situation. ...

Budget watchdog troubled by spin around latest report on carbon pricing | CTV News

Published: 11 April 2023

April 8, 2023 | Yves Giroux opened a political firestorm last week with a new report that concluded carbon price rebates are worth more than the direct cost of the carbon price for 80 per cent of...

A low-carbon world is coming Alberta | Maclean's

Published: 22 October 2021

October 21, 2021 | In this op-ed for Maclean's Max Bell School director Chris Ragan, Dale Beugin and Gord Lambert explain why ahead of COP26, Alberta needs to prepare for the inevitability of a low...

Chris Ragan on the Conservative's Climate Plan | CBC Power & Politics

Published: 16 April 2021

15 April, 2021 | In this panel conversation, Max Bell School director Chris Ragan shares his thoughts on the Conservative's newly revealed climate plan in a conversation with the Globe and Mail's...

The Liberals need to have faith that their carbon tax will do its job | The Line

Published: 12 January 2021

In this article for The Line newsletter, Max Bell School Professor Ken Boessenkool and Director Chris Ragan argue that the government should have more confidence in the newly increased carbon tax...

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