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Dave Sawyer is an adviser with EnviroEconomics, an executive in residence with the Smart Prosperity Institute at the University of Ottawa and a School Fellow with the Carleton School of Public Policy. 

Alberta’s new energy MOU could kick-start a race to the bottom on climate

  • Canadian climate policy has now become the art of the deal, moving from rules-based policy to deal-based bargaining.
Opinion | BY RICK SMITH, DALE BEUGIN, DAVE SAWYER | December 10, 2025
Giving Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her province special treatment invites copycat demands from other provinces and territories, write Rick Smith, Dale Beugin, and Dave Sawyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Alberta’s new energy MOU could kick-start a race to the bottom on climate

Opinion | BY RICK SMITH, DALE BEUGIN, DAVE SAWYER | December 10, 2025
  • Canadian climate policy has now become the art of the deal, moving from rules-based policy to deal-based bargaining.

Alberta’s new energy MOU could kick-start a race to the bottom on climate

Opinion | BY RICK SMITH, DALE BEUGIN, DAVE SAWYER | December 10, 2025
  • Canadian climate policy has now become the art of the deal, moving from rules-based policy to deal-based bargaining.
Giving Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her province special treatment invites copycat demands from other provinces and territories, write Rick Smith, Dale Beugin, and Dave Sawyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

National-interest infrastructure needs to be climate proof

  • Canada is rightfully focused on increasing its competitiveness to support trade (both interprovincial and international) and drive economic growth. But here’s the thing: it’s
Opinion | BY DAVE SAWYER, RYAN NESS | August 20, 2025
In 2021, the extreme flooding in British Columbia—made 60 per cent more likely by climate change—severed all major routes connecting to the province to the rest of the country. Governments need to make climate-proofing trade corridors and economic infrastructure a national priority, write Dave Sawyer and Ryan Ness. Photograph courtesy of B.C. Transport

National-interest infrastructure needs to be climate proof

Opinion | BY DAVE SAWYER, RYAN NESS | August 20, 2025
  • Canada is rightfully focused on increasing its competitiveness to support trade (both interprovincial and international) and drive economic growth. But here’s the thing: it’s

National-interest infrastructure needs to be climate proof

Opinion | BY DAVE SAWYER, RYAN NESS | August 20, 2025
  • Canada is rightfully focused on increasing its competitiveness to support trade (both interprovincial and international) and drive economic growth. But here’s the thing: it’s
In 2021, the extreme flooding in British Columbia—made 60 per cent more likely by climate change—severed all major routes connecting to the province to the rest of the country. Governments need to make climate-proofing trade corridors and economic infrastructure a national priority, write Dave Sawyer and Ryan Ness. Photograph courtesy of B.C. Transport

A job killing facts free-for-all

  • The hyper-politicization of carbon pricing has led to a fact free-for-all. A church here and a long commute there are both facing economic ruin
Opinion | BY DAVE SAWYER | March 11, 2019
With the growing evidence we have available to us, there needs to be a refocusing of effort to better take stock of actual policy performance. This becomes increasingly important as more and more carbon and clean energy policy is implemented by all levels of government across the federation. Collecting and assessing data is boring, but it will pay dividends. The Hill Times file photograph

A job killing facts free-for-all

Opinion | BY DAVE SAWYER | March 11, 2019
  • The hyper-politicization of carbon pricing has led to a fact free-for-all. A church here and a long commute there are both facing economic ruin

A job killing facts free-for-all

Opinion | BY DAVE SAWYER | March 11, 2019
  • The hyper-politicization of carbon pricing has led to a fact free-for-all. A church here and a long commute there are both facing economic ruin
With the growing evidence we have available to us, there needs to be a refocusing of effort to better take stock of actual policy performance. This becomes increasingly important as more and more carbon and clean energy policy is implemented by all levels of government across the federation. Collecting and assessing data is boring, but it will pay dividends. The Hill Times file photograph
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