The Globe and Mail
Blake Shaffer
Last published April 2025 · On our record since 2016
Where this writer stands
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Recent work
- Opinion: Canada needs a nation-building project. It should start with interprovincial power transmissionOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 9, 2025
- Opinion: Danielle Smith may be grandstanding, but Canada’s Clean Electricity Regulations do need a fixOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 9, 2023
- Opinion: Canada should try to profit from the U.S. transition to a low-carbon economyOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 11, 2022
- Opinion: Removing policy uncertainty can position Canada for a decarbonizing worldOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 1, 2022
- Opinion: If you got an AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, you made the right decision, according to economicsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 11, 2021
- Opinion: Alberta’s government is using coronavirus as a shield for laying off education workersOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 4, 2020
- Opinion: Beyond pipelines: The nation-building project that could electrify CanadaOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 16, 2020
- Opinion: Alberta’s carbon-pricing policy is imperfect – but in one significant way, it’s actually better than Ottawa’sOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 28, 2019
- Redwater decision is progress, but environmental liabilities run deepOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 3, 2019
- Carbon tax: The real debate is about how the revenue is usedOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 13, 2016
- Carbon tax: The real debate is about how the revenue is usedOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 13, 2016
- Carbon tax: The real debate is about how the revenue is usedOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 13, 2016
- Alberta’s climate plan requires serious debateOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 26, 2016