By Andre Fajardo On December 21st, 2022, the Trudeau cabinet issued a news release outlining the Canadian federal government’s commitment to new regulations for commercial auto manufacturers and importers. These regulations mandate manufacturers and importers across the Canadian market to begin producing or sourcing ‘zero-emission vehicles,’ or ZEVs, as a percentage of their fleet sales. ZEVs are defined…
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The misidentified problem statement of Canada’s 2030 Emission Reduction Plan
By: Anna Hardie In March 2022, the Government of Canada released its 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan, a report outlining Canada’s next steps for meeting annual emission reduction targets towards 2030. In order to reach 2030 reduction targets, emissions are broken down annually across eight economic sectors including oil and gas, transportation, heavy industry, and buildings….
Response to Fukuyama’s Talk: How liberal is the liberal world order?
By: Melanie Rose In my second year of undergraduate degree in political science, I took an introductory international relations class. As is common in this field, my professor assigned our class an excerpt from The End of History and the Last Man (1992), by Francis Fukuyama. A political scientist by training, Fukuyama is also the…
The Dairy Lobby is Souring Canada’s Reputation in International Trade and Canadians’ Bank Accounts
By: Ruolan Ma The controversy of Canada’s dairy market protectionism never ceases to spark debate in both domestic and international societies. Achieved through the supply management system, the protectionist barrier of Canada’s dairy industry is blamed for the high price of dairy products and diplomatic spats with trade partners, such as the United States. The…
Why does it cost so much to build transportation in Canada?: An Analysis of the Eglinton Crosstown
By: Anna Hardie Today, if you go to the intersection of Toronto’s Eglinton Ave and Avenue Road, you will notice two things: terrible traffic and a nearly completed train station. The station is part of the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit (ECLRT) project which began construction in 2011. The project was procured by Infrastructure Ontario…
The shortcomings of the First-Time Home Buyer’s Incentive
By: Alexi Guindon-Riopel Residential housing prices in Canada have been increasing sharply over the last 10 years. To solve this problem, the Trudeau government created the First-Time Home Buyer Incentive (FTHBI) which aims to do two things; ease the burden of the high initial cost to break into the housing market and reduce monthly mortgage…
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