Larry Hughes

1 week ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Larry Hughes

The carbon tax as we knew it is now a thing of the past. A sad testament to the ineptitude of the last federal Liberal government and the power of disinformation promoted by federal and provincial Conservative parties. The shortcomings of Canada’s entire carbon-pricing system can be revealed by taking a quick glance at Canada’s emissions data for 2005 to 2023 (published late last month by Environment and Climate Change Canada and summarized in the chart below).

3 weeks ago | canadianinquirer.net | Larry Hughes

Sign up for A Stronger Canada for The Trump Era. A temporary newsletter with the latest Canada-U.S. analyses from Policy Options. Canada is the world’s fifth largest producer and seventh largest exporter of natural gas. However, unlike most other natural gas exporters, Canada’s market is limited to a single customer – the United States.

3 weeks ago | policyoptions.irpp.org | Larry Hughes

Sign up for A Stronger Canada for The Trump Era. A temporary newsletter with the latest Canada-U.S. analyses from Policy Options. Canada is the world’s fifth largest producer and seventh largest exporter of natural gas. However, unlike most other natural gas exporters, Canada’s market is limited to a single customer – the United States.

1 month ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Larry Hughes

Nova Scotia, like all jurisdictions, has an energy system. This system is responsible for supplying the energy we all use for end-use services such as space and hot-water heating, lighting and appliances, transportation, building services such as elevators, and industrial applications. In 2023, about two-thirds of the energy consumed by Nova Scotians was supplied by petroleum products like gasoline and home-heating fuel, a quarter from electricity, and the remainder from natural gas.

2 months ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Larry Hughes

The tariffs that could be imposed on Canada by the United States have produced a backlash from many Canadians. One premier has threatened to stop supplying the United States with energy, while many Canadians are doing their best to avoid purchasing goods from the United States. One product that Nova Scotia relies on is natural gas from the U.S. The reliance has increased with the final shutdown of Nova Scotia’s offshore natural gas wells in 2018.