Toronto Sun
Ian Madsen
Publishing · On our record since 2021
Where this writer stands
Federalism1 piece
Ottawa leadsProvinces lead
“Trusting staid, inflexible, monopolistic Crown firms to expand the grid and make it more robust, resilient and versatile seems imprudent.” Read the piece
Climate1 piece
Faster fossil phase-downSlower phase-down, production first
“One such reference is the endorsement of heat pumps, which are still more expensive to run than natural gas, even in mild coastal climates, as a Frontier Centre analysis showed.” Read the piece
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Recent work
- MADSEN: Canada’s National Electricity Strategy is a taxpayer trapOpinion · Toronto Sun · Jun 23, 2026
- MADSEN: Dubious government investments stunting our standard of livingOpinion · Toronto Sun · Oct 19, 2023
- MADSEN: Ottawa’s own policies defeat its critical minerals pushOpinion · Toronto Sun · Mar 16, 2023
- MADSEN: Nordic ‘progressive’ voters neither anti-business nor anti-capitalistOpinion · Toronto Sun · Jan 22, 2023
- MADSEN: Virtue signallers doom North American pipelinesOpinion · Toronto Sun · Jun 13, 2021