/channels/taxonomy/term/20286/all en /channels/channels/news/chris-ragan-carbon-tax-356592 <p>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.</p> <p><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-carbon-pricing-has-become-our-national-dumpster-fire/">Opinion: Carbon pricing has become our national dumpster fire | The Globe and Mail</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.chch.com/carbon-tax-hike-kicks-in-across-canada/">Carbon tax hike kicks in across Canada | CHCH</a></p> Wed, 03 Apr 2024 20:14:57 +0000 webfull 199202 at /channels /channels/channels/news/economist-weighs-premiers-calls-pause-carbon-tax-hike-cbc-news-356214 <p>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. <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/christopher-ragan">Chris Ragan</a>, the director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy at Æ»¹ûÒùÔº, joined Power & Politics to discuss the impact this could have on Canada's climate plan. "We're playing a long-run game," Ragan said. "It's very easy to say this is not a good time for a carbon tax ...</p> Tue, 19 Mar 2024 15:30:12 +0000 webfull 198691 at /channels /channels/channels/news/price-carbon-right-tool-address-climate-change-iheartradio-356143 <p>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 government's efforts to rebrand the tax and communicate its effectiveness to the public. <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/chris-ragan">Chris Ragan</a> was interviewed and stated that any policy will be costly to implement, but the rebate in carbon pricing gives the purchasing power back to the public. "You do not have to use the carbon price.</p> Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:11:51 +0000 webfull 198611 at /channels /channels/channels/news/chris-ragan-carbon-pricing-policy-changes-iheart-radio-352445 <p><a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/chris-ragan">Chris Ragan</a> joins Vassy Kapelos to weigh in on the Trudeau government's recent carbon tax carve-outs and shares on the current situation. </p> <p>" It will lead to further exemptions... that is probably inevitable." says Chris Ragan. </p> <p><a href="https://www.iheartradio.ca/580-cfra/audio-podcasts/vks-it-will-lead-to-further-exemptions-that-is-probably-inevitable-economist-on-carbon-pricing-policy-changes-1.20443428">Listen to the podcast.</a></p> Thu, 02 Nov 2023 19:38:15 +0000 webfull 194455 at /channels /channels/channels/news/budget-watchdog-troubled-spin-around-latest-report-carbon-pricing-ctv-news-347659 <p>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 families. The Conservatives, who have campaigned heavily on removing carbon pricing, claimed that the Liberals lied about the "sneaky carbon tax" when they said the rebate were more than the cost. </p> Tue, 11 Apr 2023 15:15:41 +0000 webfull 188871 at /channels /channels/channels/news/low-carbon-world-coming-alberta-macleans-334340 <p>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-carbon world.</p> <p><a href="https://www.macleans.ca/opinion/a-low-carbon-world-is-coming-alberta/">Read the article.</a></p> Fri, 22 Oct 2021 14:27:43 +0000 webfull 174240 at /channels /channels/channels/news/chris-ragan-conservatives-climate-plan-cbc-power-politics-330504 <p>15 April, 2021 | In this panel conversation, Max Bell School director <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/chris-ragan">Chris Ragan</a> shares his thoughts on the Conservative's newly revealed climate plan in a conversation with the Globe and Mail's Kelly Cryderman and political commentator Shakir Chambers. </p> <p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1886082115805" target="_blank">Watch the panel.</a> <em>The panel discussion starts at 1:20:41.</em></p> Fri, 16 Apr 2021 18:01:17 +0000 webfull 169963 at /channels /channels/channels/news/liberals-need-have-faith-their-carbon-tax-will-do-its-job-line-327598 <p>In this article for The Line newsletter, Max Bell School Professor <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/our-people/ken-boessenkool">Ken Boessenkool</a> and Director <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/chris-ragan">Chris Ragan</a> argue that the government should have more confidence in the newly increased carbon tax to do its job and resist the temptation to throw in all sorts of other popular, but expensive, policies as well.</p> <p><a href="https://theline.substack.com/p/boessenkool-and-ragan-the-liberals">Read the article</a>.</p> Tue, 12 Jan 2021 14:37:43 +0000 webfull 166792 at /channels /channels/channels/news/chris-ragan-climate-change-and-carbon-pricing-culture-crossroads-321677 <p>April 16, 2020 | With climate change being one of the most contentious issues in the 2019 federal election, it has become evident that Canadians are concerned with reducing the national carbon footprint. Despite this, policy responses to this issue have not been united. In this podcast, Max Bell School Director Chris Ragan elaborates on the nuances of environmental policy, and how it serves both the economy and the climate. </p> Thu, 16 Apr 2020 19:54:03 +0000 webfull 160155 at /channels /channels/channels/news/christopher-ragan-climate-change-and-how-public-policy-can-help-reduce-carbon-emissions-mcgill-321063 <p>March 9, 2020 | Christopher Ragan, the director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy and former chair of Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission, sat down with the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Reporter to discuss the ways in which policy can impact climate change. In this interview, Ragan comments on resistance to decarbonization, current government initiatives, and the divestment movement.</p> <p><a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/christopher-ragan-on-climate-change-and-how-public-policy-can-help-reduce-carbon-emissions/">Read the article.</a></p> Mon, 09 Mar 2020 16:11:44 +0000 webfull 159459 at /channels /channels/channels/news/will-endless-economic-growth-end-us-agenda-320966 <p>February 24, 2020 | What are the consequences of endless economic expansion? To discuss the potential risks, Steven Paikin spoke to Chris Ragan, director of Æ»¹ûÒùÔº's Max Bell School of Public Policy; Celine Bak, president of Analytica Advisors; Atif Kubursi, professor Emeritus of Economics at McMaster University; Peter Victor, author of "Managing Without Growth: Slower by Design, not Disaster;" and Sarah Kaplan, director at U of T's Institute for Gender and the Economy at Rotman School of Management.</p> Tue, 03 Mar 2020 17:39:17 +0000 webfull 159341 at /channels /channels/channels/news/informing-debate-mcgill-news-320344 <p>With the final report of Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission out and its clear support for carbon pricing – most notably, a 40-cent tax hike on a litre of gas over the next decade – making headlines, Christopher Ragan, commission chairman, can’t help thinking about how the now concluded six-year project got its start. Like most origin stories, it began at a low point – at least for Ragan.</p> Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:46:09 +0000 webfull 158648 at /channels /channels/channels/news/meeting-canadas-greenhouse-gas-targets-tvo-320342 <p>January 27, 2020 | Æ»¹ûÒùÔº economist Chris Ragan, Chair of Canada's Ecofiscal Commission, and Director of the Max Bell School, explains the think tank's final report exploring Canada's options for reducing its greenhouse gas emissions.</p> Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:31:31 +0000 webfull 158647 at /channels /channels/channels/news/chris-ragan-carbon-pricing-power-and-politics-302961 <p>November 27, 2019 | Max Bell School Director Chris Ragan discusses the Ecofiscal Commission's final report on how Canada can meet its 2030 emissions goals with a carbon pricing policy.</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gqlfbvMUXM&list=PLbi4iNa8MkNLFwvrtvHAh5ELS73mT4ssG&index=2&t=0s">Watch the video here. </a></p> Thu, 28 Nov 2019 21:00:41 +0000 webfull 155907 at /channels /channels/channels/news/heres-why-you-should-federal-carbon-tax-star-302957 <p>November 27, 2019 | In this opinion piece, it is argued how an escalating carbon price over the years accompanied by rebates, as shown by Chris Ragan, is the most transparent and the least costly for the economy and taxpayers.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thestar.com/politics/political-opinion/2019/11/27/heres-why-you-should-like-the-federal-carbon-tax.html">Read the full article here.</a></p> Thu, 28 Nov 2019 20:33:18 +0000 webfull 155903 at /channels