clean economy

The federal government should include a windfall tax when it delivers its budget today and use those funds to increase government climate action. 

A federal budget that addresses young Canadians’ affordability challenges will likely have to focus on additional pocketbook issues, such as transit and post-secondary education.

A planned clean energy hydrogen project in Prince George, B.C., will reduce carbon emissions at a local pulp mill and create jobs, Premier David Eby said on Tuesday.

As the co-executive director at Regenesis and the founder of one of its initiatives, the Green Career Centre, this 22-year-old has helped thousands of youth — many of whom are women, newcomers, Black, Indigenous or people of colour — find employment in the emerging clean economy.

While the private sector certainly has a role to play, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's 2023 budget should not be leaving vital clean-tech investments up to chance.

Several environment leaders say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to put action on climate change into the mandate letter of every minister he names to his inner circle.

Should a Canadian citizen want to make investments which exclude the fossil fuel sector or divest from fossil fuels, and is inclined to give priority for Canadian companies, they appear to be out of luck.

Given that transportation is one of Canada’s highest-emitting sectors, the government should be applauded for its suite of policies aimed at increasing demand for low-emission automobiles.

The abrupt closure of a General Motors manufacturing plant in the town of Oshawa, Ontario has renewed concerns about the province's lack of clean economy policies and the possible trickle-down effect the loss of the factory could have. GM has operated in Oshawa for 100 years.