Workers must be at the centre of shaping Canada’s ‘Green New Deal’
Green New Deal architects need to bring together the political coalition they need to be the change they want.
Climate Action
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Tackling climate change in Canada requires global action
As Canada warms twice the rate as the rest of the world, it is in our interest to play a leading role on the global stage to facilitate greater collective action to address climate change.
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Canada’s economic competitiveness lies in an equitable and low carbon future
When it comes to figuring out which levers we should use to build our economy, we should ask ourselves how we can build an economy that will support the kind of just and fair society most of us want to live in.
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Why a Carbon Fee and Dividend now makes more sense than ever for Canada
If the federal government wants to rescue its agenda of market-based climate incentives, it should realize that complexity is the enemy of transparency.
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Energy democracy – an essential component of a social democracy
We can envision how Canada might shift to an electricity system which is inherently decentralized and democratic but still provides efficient and reliable services to a wide range of users.
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Internal documents challenge government’s funding claims for Indigenous children
The government’s refusal to meet the terms of the Human Rights Tribunal ruling reminds us that Canada’s economy systematically devalues Indigenous life.
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Private infrastructure bank not in the public interest
History is replete with examples of botched public-private projects which left governments on the hook for high costs and for losses, and public agencies do have the capacity to make good decisions.
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Ontario’s climate plan and the promise of mobilizing markets and society
For Ontario to meet its goal of transitioning towards a decarbonized society it needs a carbon price alongside more technology and sector specific policies. There are still some unanswered questions regarding how Ontario will ensure these latter policies are comprehensive and effective.
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Energy transition can drive global jobs recovery
Truly massive public and private investments will have to made in research, in energy conservation and in the production of renewable energy over the next few years if we are to meet and exceed the goal recently set in Paris to stop to avoid global temperatures from rising by more than two degrees.
