In stitut C.D. HOWE In stitute Essential Policy Intelligence | Conseils indispensables sur les politiques Canada's decentralized, interprovincial approach to carbon pricing is appealing. Provinces choose the carbon-pricing instrument, the level of climate ambition and how to recycle carbon-pricing revenues to suit their unique circumstances. But this approach has led to different carbon prices in different provinces, meaning that higher-cost emissions reductions are being undertaken when lower-cost abatement opportunities are available. 1 To achieve emissions reductions at the lowest possible cost, a single economy-wide carbon price is required. Could a decentralized, interprovincial approach deliver on this objective? Despite recent initiatives, provincial efforts so far have failed to achieve a single Canada-wide carbon price, and Canada is not on track to achieve its national emissions reduction target for
Le présent article jette un coup d'oeil sur la politique portant sur l'attribution d'un permis de conduire aux conducteurs canadiens plus âgés. Nous mettons l'accent sur la fréquence de renouvellement du permis de conduire, l'évaluation des compétences de conduite, et le rô le des professionnels de la santé, les assureurs, et le service de police afin d'évaluer la capacité de conduire. Notre évaluation des régimes actuels constate qu'il existe des lacunes importantes en ce qui a trait à la rentabilité, à l'équitabilité, à la transparence, et à la faisabilité. Nous proposons un nouveau régime d'octroi des permis aux personnes âgées, lequel comporte un processus d'évaluation en deux étapes comprenant un déclencheur en fonction de l'âge, une séance d'information obligatoire, et l'adoption d'une politique de retrait du permis par étapes progressives. Ces réformes permettront de compenser certaines des faiblesses du régime actuel et d'améliorer la sécurité routière.Mots clés : sécurité routière, les conducteurs âgés, permis de conduire This paper examines public policy relating to the licensing of older Canadian drivers. We focus on licence renewal frequency, assessment of driving competence, and the role of medical professionals, insurers, and police in assessing fitness-to-drive. Our evaluation of the current regimes finds shortcomings with respect to cost-effectiveness, equity, transparency, and feasibility. We propose a new elderly licensing regime which includes a two-stage assessment process with an age-based trigger, a mandatory education session, and adoption of graduated delicensing. These reforms will overcome some of the identified weaknesses of the current regime and improve road safety.
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