Trudeau pins hopes on new technologies for jobs growth

Several billion dollars have already been earmarked for this purpose in budgets 2016 and 2017, as part of the bigger goals for Canada in clean-tech, which covers other environmental needs as well as energy.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc, and Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, pictured in this file photo in the National Press Theatre. The Trudeau government is pinning huge hopes for its promised goods on jobs and economic growth on Canada’s success in developing the industries that create new technologies.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY DAVID CRANE

June 19, 2017

TORONTO—The Trudeau government is pinning huge hopes for its promised goods on jobs and economic growth on Canada’s success in developing the industries that create new technologies that will be essential if the climate change goals of the Paris Accord and beyond are to be achieved. Several bil...

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