/maxbellschool/taxonomy/term/785/all en /maxbellschool/channels/news/accelerating-canadas-green-energy-transition-toronto-star-357907 <p>July 4, 2024 | Canada produces 80 per cent non-emitting electricity, however there stands a need for transitioning towards a clean energy transition that meet its emission goals by requiring building bigger, cleaner, smarter grids capable of doubling or tripling current capacity. "Net zero energy road maps from provincial governments can provide the missing direction. Road maps articulate a provincial government’s vision, objectives, and plans for how the province will meet its energy needs on the road to net zero," Chris Ragan and Rick Smith explains. </p> Mon, 08 Jul 2024 19:21:22 +0000 pinaki.siwach@mcgill.ca 3201 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/tackling-negative-implications-less-cash-society-cbc-news-357867 <p>June 30, 2024 | The digital brigade, powered by e-transfers, PayPal and Apple Pay, has gained unprecedented momentum. This is leading towards a cashless society, as Canadians tend to embrace electronic methods of payments. However, cash holds many significance in the social and economic realm. <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7248846">CBC News</a> featured one of our MPP alum, Aftab Ahmed for their news article about the harm of leaping towards the cashless Canadian economy. </p> Wed, 03 Jul 2024 13:52:54 +0000 pinaki.siwach@mcgill.ca 3200 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/event-recap/corporate-concentration This event with Robin Shaban, Matthew Holmes and Chris Ragan discussed the Canadian corporate concentration. Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:35:56 +0000 Pinaki Siwach 3169 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/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 15:30:11 +0000 victoria.weston@mcgill.ca 3150 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/event/should-canadians-worry-about-inflation-cure-worse-disease-345969 <p>Like many countries, Canada has experienced a sharp increase in consumer price inflation since mid-2021.</p> Wed, 08 Feb 2023 21:37:33 +0000 victoria.weston@mcgill.ca 2969 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/event/choosing-right-target-real-options-bank-canadas-mandate-renewal-320280 <p>The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the world, pushing the global economy into recession and forcing countries to take on nearly unprecedented levels of public debt.</p> Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:31:17 +0000 kunal.rakshit@mail.mcgill.ca 1767 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/canada-should-quadruple-carbon-tax-meet-2030-targets-commission-says-globe-and-mail-302918 <p>November 27, 2019 | The Ecofiscal Commission's latest report says that if Canada were to meet its 2030 targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions through carbon pricing, it must more than quadruple its carbon tax and rebate the revenues to consumers.</p> <p><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-canada-must-quadruple-carbon-tax-to-meet-2030-targets-commission-says/">Read the full article here. </a></p> Wed, 27 Nov 2019 20:32:32 +0000 kunal.rakshit@mail.mcgill.ca 1674 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/canada-needs-carbon-tax-210-tonne-2030-meet-paris-targets-report-says-national-post-302919 <p>November 27, 2019 | The Ecofiscal Commission says Canada will either have to raise carbon prices to $210 per tonne or adopt more expensive policies funded by higher income taxes to meet its 2030 targets.</p> <p><a href="https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/canada-needs-carbon-tax-of-210-a-tonne-by-2030-to-meet-paris-targets-report-says">Read the full article here.</a></p> Wed, 27 Nov 2019 20:40:47 +0000 kunal.rakshit@mail.mcgill.ca 1675 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/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 20:33:17 +0000 kunal.rakshit@mail.mcgill.ca 1678 at /maxbellschool