Help Canada’s workers now—but don’t lock us into a high-carbon future

Times of high unemployment and low interest rates are the right time for new, low-carbon investments and infrastructure.

Instead of a bailout for the oil and gas sector, government and industry should pursue investments that will help us develop new energy solutions and markets—ideas such as large-scale wind and solar, geothermal, hydrogen, bioenergy, and storage—the kinds of things forward-thinking industry leaders were already considering before this crisis hit, writes Richard Florizone. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Opinion

BY RICHARD FLORIZONE

March 25, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is a human tragedy. Containing the virus and supporting people in crisis are of critical importance. For governments in Canada, and elsewhere, that includes financial assistance to keep individuals and businesses afloat. The economic impact on Canada’s oil and gas sector has...

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