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Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Toronto’s mayor is introducing a motion to ban surveillance pricing for groceries and other essentials, a …
Read More »Ottawa, Alberta near deal on carbon pricing rising to $130/tonne by 2040
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The federal government and the Alberta government are nailing down a deal on industrial carbon pricing, …
Read More »Alberta pioneered industrial carbon pricing. Now, Poilievre says he’d kill the federal mandate for it
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith welcomed a promise from the Conservative Party of Canada on Monday to eliminate the federal backstop on industrial carbon pricing, if it were to form the next federal government. Although it appears unlikely the province would abandon its longstanding pricing system altogether. “We fully support Pierre …
Read More »New York City just introduced congestion pricing. Why some experts say it could work here
TransLink is facing a $600 million operating deficit by 2026, but transit experts say the shortfall could be offset by introducing congestion pricing in Metro Vancouver — an effort currently underway in New York City that’s showing some promising results. Congestion pricing, or mobility pricing, is a policy aimed at reducing traffic and …
Read More »New York City has just implemented congestion pricing on cars. Is a big city in Canada next?
New York City, a bustling metropolis with eight million people all trying to get somewhere, has now put a price on cars entering part of Manhattan. It is the first of its kind in North America. The charge, called congestion pricing, is aimed at reducing traffic and pollution. The city also …
Read More »Ticketmaster to be burned in effigy over Oasis pricing
17 hours ago News Duration 1:19 Ticketmaster will be burned to the ground, in a sense, amid outrage over its ‘dynamic pricing’ hikes to tickets for the upcoming Oasis reunion tour. England’s Edenbridge Bonfire Society has set its sights on the world’s largest ticket seller as the effigy to be …
Read More »Uber started using ‘algorithmic pricing’ in Canada. Is that a good or bad thing?
Uber rolled out an AI-powered pay model this week in Ontario, a change drivers worry will cost them income — and consumer advocates say may lead to higher prices for passengers. And the change, which launched in B.C. in September, is raising questions in the industry about how ride-hailing and …
Read More »Sask. and federal government dispute around carbon pricing to be settled by tax court
The dispute between the governments of Saskatchewan and Canada around the province’s refusal to collect the federal carbon price on natural gas continues, but Saskatchewan’s justice minister claims the province has stopped the feds and that the matter will be resolved in court. “We stopped them. The government of Saskatchewan …
Read More »Is carbon pricing a politically feasible climate policy? What research says – National
It was supposed to do the heavy lifting for Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions targets. And it was supposed to remain a major part of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s legacy, both at home and abroad — part of an urgent global push to fight climate change. But instead of fulfilling those …
Read More »Canada’s drug pricing conflict sparked by health minister letter, emails show – National
Internal emails from the agency tasked with regulating the price of patented drugs in Canada shows discord and division was sparked by a letter from the health minister, culminating in an indefinite pause on major drug-price reforms and several resignations. Emails released to the House of Commons committee on health …
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