Canada must get serious about clean economy investments in upcoming budget

A new report recommends Canada make new climate investments of $287-billion over the next five years—equivalent to about two per cent of GDP annually.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s budget should include investments in Indigenous-led climate solutions, a clean electricity grid, energy efficiency, transit, agriculture, and adaptation, write Marc Lee, Caroline Brouillette, and Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY MARC LEE, CAROLINE BROUILLETTE, HADRIAN MERTINS-KIRKWOOD

February 15, 2023

When the United States passed the Inflation Reduction Act last summer, it heralded a long-awaited—if imperfect—breakthrough on climate action for Canada’s neighbour to the south.

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