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Director, ISSP and Chair, Positive Energy
CEO, Nanos Research

Originally published in Maclean's on April 8, 2021

It has been over a year since the pandemic struck and governments restructured the economy and society around physical distancing. COVID has dramatically altered our day-to-day lives; it has also altered our policy priorities. In early 2020, the environment was the number one policy issue on Canadians’ minds. Four months into the pandemic, the environment had fallen behind COVID, the economy and health care.

Senior Research Associate, Positive Energy
Faculty Affiliate, Positive Energy
President, Positive Energy and Director, ISSP, uOttawa

Originally published in Policy Options on April 1, 2021

As Canada’s 2030 greenhouse gas emissions targets creep closer, our menu of technological options will grow increasingly fixed. A new research study from Positive Energy at the University of Ottawa articulates what it might take to change that.

Positive Energy Faculty Affiliate
Professor, Political Science, Department of Economics, Justice and Policy Studies, Mount Royal University

Originally published in the Calgary Herald on March 25, 2021

The Supreme Court of Canada just ruled, in a 6-3 decision, to uphold the constitutionality of the federal government’s carbon tax. While this decision must come as a relief to the Trudeau government, it will not end battles between Ottawa and provincial governments over energy-environment policy.

Director, ISSP
Chair, Positive Energy, uOttawa

Originally published by The Hill Times on March 10, 2021

The power outage in Texas is a devastating reminder of the importance of energy security. It’s a powerful cautionary tale of why decision-makers need to keep electricity reliability top of mind.