Canada's Carbon Price Legislation

As I write this blog note, for the last few days I have been sampling presentations before the Ontario Court of Appeal, regarding a reference on the matter of Canada's carbon pricing legislation.

I am first of all grateful that the court decided to make these proceeding available to the general public, apparently with the cooperation of the Canadian Broadcasing Corporation (CBC):

Day 1  https://youtu.be/NoaQZy4VO9c

 Day 2 https://youtu.be/_v5TLRY00Ug

Day 3 https://youtu.be/-QjUOx0Oxe8


I have no idea what the court will ultimately decided.

However, I come away from my three days of legal voyeurism with a very strong sense of pride (is that the right word?) about the dignified, mindful, and careful way in which my country (via this particular modality) is wrestling with this whole matter. 

In this few days, I have learned much more about the nuances of Canadian law and about climate policy than I have probably learned in several years of so-called news coverage. These presenters (not to mention the panel) are all wonderfully-bright Canadians.

Would that our politicians were as mindful.

Kernza

It seems to me, this is an idea whose time has come:

https://landinstitute.org/our-work/perennial-crops/

A return to the future.