Strengthening climate policy to build long-term prosperity

As we move forward with major new ‘nation–building’ projects and infrastructure investments, the choices we make are about today versus tomorrow, not the environment versus the economy.

Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is focused on nation–building projects. Clean growth investment in Canada is now hindered by climate policy uncertainty and regulatory overlap, write members of the federal Net-Zero Advisory Body.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY SIMON DONNER, LOUISE COMEAU, ROBERT HORNUNG

September 8, 2025

For far too long, Canada’s political establishment and opinion leaders have been mired in a false debate about choosing between the environment and the economy. Predictably—and unfortunately—some proponents of actions to build new infrastructure and strengthen Canada�...

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