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Julio Mejia
Publishing · On our record since 2023
Where this writer stands
Climate2 pieces
Faster fossil phase-downSlower phase-down, production first
“The industrial carbon tax hurts Canadian workers and businesses in exchange for virtually no meaningful environmental benefit.” Read the piece
Energy2 pieces
Restrict new oil and gasExpand production and export
“Investment in Canada's oil and gas sector — the country's largest export industry and the most exposed to the industrial carbon tax — has collapsed from a peak of $37.3 billion in 2014 to just $10.9 billion in 2024, a 70.6 per cent decline (inflation-adjusted), with the downward trend continuing this year.” Read the piece
Fiscal policy1 piece
Higher taxes and public spendingLower taxes and tighter spending
“Clearly, no government — of any political stripe, at any level — should force taxpayers to buy another pipeline.” Read the piece
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Recent work
- OPINION: Ford and Smith governments shouldn’t moonlight as energy companiesOpinion · Toronto Sun · Jul 21, 2026
- OPINION: Carney should recognize the damage and scrap industrial carbon taxOpinion · Toronto Sun · May 7, 2026
- OPINION: Carney government should scrap Trudeau-era plastics banOpinion · Toronto Sun · Feb 10, 2026
- Opinion: If Eby wants a privately funded pipeline, here's how to make it happenOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jul 10, 2025
- OPINION: Ottawa must end disastrous energy policies to keep pace with U.S.Opinion · Toronto Sun · Feb 26, 2025
- OPINION: Solar and wind power make electricity more expensiveOpinion · Toronto Sun · Jan 1, 2025
- Global EV sales mandates doomed to failOpinion · Calgary Herald · Sep 21, 2024
- OPINION: Trudeau government should acknowledge impact of carbon tax hikeOpinion · Toronto Sun · Mar 26, 2024
- Opinion: Trans Mountain shows Ottawa should let industry do the jobOpinion · Edmonton Journal · Mar 19, 2024
- MEJIA & ALIAKBARI: Trans Mountain pipeline’s soaring cost proof of government failureOpinion · Toronto Sun · Mar 19, 2024
- Opinion: The world still depends on fossil fuels despite trillions for clean energyOpinion · Edmonton Journal · Dec 27, 2023
- Why North American electric vehicle mandates are destined to failOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 19, 2023
- Why North American electric vehicle mandates are destined to failOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 18, 2023
- Mejia and Aliakbari: A ban on plastic food-packaging would hurt both the environment and consumersOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Nov 1, 2023
- Opinion: A ban on plastic food-packaging would hurt both the environment and consumersOpinion · Edmonton Journal · Oct 31, 2023
- Opinion: Ottawa's new emissions cap promises all pain, no gainOpinion · Edmonton Journal · Sep 8, 2023
- OPINION: Trudeau’s new regulations will hike costs for low-income familiesOpinion · Toronto Sun · Jul 11, 2023