/Thread Episode 26: GM closures, Ontario’s climate plan, and romance on the Hill

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“It was funny to watch just about every Canadian political leader, whether you liked what they were saying or not, falling all over themselves to get into this debate…the politics of it, because it was Ontario, was not refreshing and sadly predictable.”

Host Sarah Turnbull is joined by Tim Powers of Summa Strategies and David Reevely of The Canadian Press to discuss: General Motors’ closure of five North American auto plants and how USMCA ties into the discussion, Ontario’s proposed climate plan, and Green Party leader Elizabeth May’s engagement news.

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Explain Like I’m Five Episode 16: Carbon Pricing, with Mark Cameron

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“There can be a carrot and a stick. The stick is you put a price on carbon use particularly in the ways you can get at it pretty easily, like burning fossil fuels, but if you raise money using that process you can then use that money to create carrots.”

Mark Cameron, executive director of Canadians for Clean Prosperity, joins host Aaron Reynolds to demystify carbon pricing, including the origins of carbon tax and cap-and-trade, how C02 emissions are measured, how these mechanisms are enforced, and where the money ends up.

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Wonk with Mike Episode 22: “You Can’t Do Nothing” about Climate Change, with Chris Ragan

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“It’s easy to say we don’t like taxes. It’s easy to say all taxes are bad but it’s not so easy to offer an alternative. So let’s actually make sure that people who are opposed to a carbon price are putting something forward as an alternative.”

Host Mike Moffatt sits down with economist Chris Ragan to chat about the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s most recent report about the need for global climate action and why carbon taxing is a good first step.

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/Thread Episode 19: Climate, Cannabis, and Kanye West

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“The idea that carbon taxes don’t work – I’m sure you could misdesign them and mess them up – but you’re arguing essentially that prices don’t affect behaviour, which is not the way I live and it’s not the way anyone else lives as far as I know.”

Host Sarah Turnbull is joined by David Reevely, journalist at the Ottawa Citizen and Tim Powers, vice-chairman of Summa Strategies. Topics discussed: Climate action in Canada and carbon pricing as a solution, cannabis legalization countdown, and celebrities who get political.

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