Terrazzano and Sims argue Canada should scrap carbon taxes and red tape instead of borrowing billions for pipelines

An opinion piece in the Calgary Sun by Terrazzano and Sims argues that Canadian governments should eliminate carbon taxes and cut regulatory red tape rather than borrowing billions to fund pipeline projects. The authors claim that carbon pricing and permitting delays are the real barriers to energy infrastructure, not a lack of public financing. They frame the debate around whether carbon policy or capital cost is the bigger obstacle to pipeline construction. This piece is relevant to anyone following Canadian carbon pricing policy and its intersection with fossil fuel infrastructure. The authors take a clear position that carbon taxes and permitting rules are the primary drag on energy projects, and that removing them would unlock private investment without needing government borrowing. It is a direct challenge to the idea that carbon pricing and climate regulation can coexist with expanded oil and gas infrastructure.