Hello #cdnpoli and #cdnecon! @BrettDolter @GK_Fellows and I have an exciting announcement. We've been working on figuring out the costs of #carbon pricing for Canadian households. 1/? We are happy to announce the launch of our new, interactive website: carbontaxcosts.ca. You can compare costs by energy source, and different rebate types by province and income decile, and net returns (rebates less costs). 2/?

Some late-in-the-day thoughts on the Conservative #climate plan (I had a paper deadline today). @BrettDolter & @GK_Fellows and I are *so* close to finishing our paper on the distributional impacts of emissions pricing in Canada. We talked about SK-specific options for revenue-recycling on Monday in an @CBCNews opinion piece cbc.ca/news/canada/sa…

I am struck by this quote: "There is nothing more valuable for a nation than allowing its citizens to explore their potential," from @CBCCalgary article on the proposed changes to post secondary funding. A thread on #abed. cbc.ca/news/canada/ca… #abpoli #ableg 1/n To me, that quote gets at a fundamental question: What is the purpose of universities? I’m sure we all have different views. As an academic and instructor, I view my role as producing knowledge to benefit society, and sharing that knowledge with students and the public. 2/n

This is an inaccurate portrayal of my work. My numbers were produced for the Senate in April 2017, and reproduced on @policy_school blog in May 2017. The Govt of Canada discussion paper on carbon pricing was released in May 2017 (see: canada.ca/en/services/en…).

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My committee testimony and analysis happened *before* details of the federal benchmark and backstop were announced. I did not calculate the costs of the 'Trudeau Carbon Price' - I calculated the costs of a broad, economy-wide carbon tax at various price levels. Very different!!