We need ambitious, think-big, innovation strategies

While we have some highly promising clean-tech companies, we are blowing it when it comes to creating the Canadian capacity to capture the growing opportunities in the global clean-tech market.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau says his next budget will be a climate change budget. 'We need some targeted initiatives with ambition if we really want to develop world-class Canadian capabilities in a world facing transformative change. It's time to skip the boasting and start to show real ambition and credible strategy,' writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY DAVID CRANE

January 20, 2020

TORONTO—Finance Minister Bill Morneau says his next budget will be a climate change budget. Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains boasts that the Liberal election promise to cut corporate taxes by 50 per cent for companies investing in clean-tech will make Canada “the jurisdiction of choice for comp...

To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider.

Only $7.76 a week for an annual subscription.

Enjoy unlimited website access and the digital newspaper.

Cancel anytime.

Already a Subscriber?

Get Weekend Point of View Newsletter

A round up of the past weekâ€™s opinion writers and columnists on Saturdays and Sundays.

By entering your email address you consent to receive email from The Hill Times containing news, analysis, updates and offers. You may unsubscribe at any time. See our privacy policy