The Greener Homes Grant sent the right signal at the right time—it’s vital it gets a reboot

The broader Greener Homes Initiative is smart political calculus that combines support for Canadians, emissions reductions, and job creation in one tidy package.

With buildings representing one of the few sectors of the Canadian economy where emissions are still increasing, the climate upsides to the home energy efficiency program are obvious, write Rachel Doran and Jana Elbrecht. Pexels photograph by Polina Chistyakova

Opinion

BY RACHEL DORAN, JANA ELBRECHT

February 28, 2024

When the federal government rolled out its Greener Homes Grant in the final month of 2020, it was expected to last at least four years. And yet, just a month into this year, the grant was

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