Canadian manufacturing at a crossroads
The federal government and industry are banking that the recently-announced Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement will help revive Canada’s value-added sector, but critics of the government’s industrial policy say a more coherent strategy is needed to reverse a decade of manufacturing job losses. Whether CETA is going to help, hinder, or maintain the […]
Canada’s innovation record continues to lag in latest World Economic Forum report
Canada’s economic competitiveness has stalled according to the latest rankings by the World Economic Forum, but experts see progress in recent federal policies aimed at bolstering Canadian firms’ access to venture capital and encouraging public-private collaboration. If there was a silver lining in the World Economic Forum’s latest Global Competitiveness rankings, it’s that Canada […]
Renewable Energy
Canada is missing out on global clean-tech revolution
Remember the 2008 Speech from the Throne? I may be the only one who does. In the context of “Securing our energy future by developing our rich energy resources and pursuing new cleaner energy supplies,” the 2008 Speech from the Throne promised that “90 per cent of our electricity needs are met by non-emitting sources” […]
Feds must make use of and invest in renewable energy sector
Canada has been blessed with an abundance of natural resources, including oil and gas, which help power everyday life, and have created jobs and growth throughout Canada’s history, and will continue to do so in the future. However, when the federal government thinks of these resources, it often fails to consider a vital part […]
Renewable energy sector holds significant potential for Canada to reduce our carbon emissions
The global energy economy is undergoing a great transition. Unsecure oil supplies, uncertain prices for consumers, and rapid advancements in technology are making renewable energy alternatives more and more competitive on the world stage. The new challenge of the 21st century is to build a balanced, sustainable future for Canada that uses our vast […]
Canada’s diversified energy mix critical to economic future, says NRCan Minister Oliver
Canadians are generally familiar with our government’s efforts to achieve energy security and reach new markets for our oil and gas exports. However, it is important to realize that Canada is also a global leader in renewable energy and has introduced significant new measures to improve energy efficiency on our roads, in our homes […]
Critics call Ontario’s wind farms ‘a disaster’ in rural areas but Energy Minister Chiarelli says government is working with municipalities
Ontario is the provincial leader in installed wind energy capacity with 15 operational farms and enough energy to power 600,000 homes, becoming a “mainstream resource” for the province’s power grid. But although there has been a noticeable decrease in greenhouse gas emissions within the province as the last coal-fired plant is set to close […]
Ontario still ‘ahead of the game’ internationally with commitment to renewable energy despite WTO ruling
Energy markets are fundamentally changing all over the world, and Ontario’s green energy policies “got that fire going” in terms of establishing themselves internationally, says a wind energy expert who doesn’t expect a recent World Trade Organization ruling against Canada forcing the province to alter those very policies to have any negative impacts on […]
Albertans becoming wary of coal-fired electricity, want coal plants phased-out
Although Alberta is home to a growing renewable energy market—particularly in wind power—and has been working with private companies to develop clean-coal technology, many experts say that the prospects of Alberta significantly reducing the role of coal-fired electricity in overall production any time soon remains slim. Dave Butler, executive director for the Canadian Clean […]
