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Dave Sawyer

Dave Sawyer is an adviser with EnviroEconomics, an executive in residence with the Smart Prosperity Institute at the University of Ottawa and a School Fellow with the Carleton School of Public Policy. 

Opinion | BY DAVE SAWYER, RYAN NESS | August 20, 2025
In 2021, the extreme flooding in British Columbia—made 60 per cent more likely by climate change—severed all major routes connecting to the province to the rest of the country. Governments need to make climate-proofing trade corridors and economic infrastructure a national priority, write Dave Sawyer and Ryan Ness. Photograph courtesy of B.C. Transport
Opinion | BY DAVE SAWYER, RYAN NESS | August 20, 2025
Opinion | BY DAVE SAWYER, RYAN NESS | August 20, 2025
In 2021, the extreme flooding in British Columbia—made 60 per cent more likely by climate change—severed all major routes connecting to the province to the rest of the country. Governments need to make climate-proofing trade corridors and economic infrastructure a national priority, write Dave Sawyer and Ryan Ness. Photograph courtesy of B.C. Transport
Opinion | BY DAVE SAWYER | March 11, 2019
With the growing evidence we have available to us, there needs to be a refocusing of effort to better take stock of actual policy performance. This becomes increasingly important as more and more carbon and clean energy policy is implemented by all levels of government across the federation. Collecting and assessing data is boring, but it will pay dividends. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY DAVE SAWYER | March 11, 2019
Opinion | BY DAVE SAWYER | March 11, 2019
With the growing evidence we have available to us, there needs to be a refocusing of effort to better take stock of actual policy performance. This becomes increasingly important as more and more carbon and clean energy policy is implemented by all levels of government across the federation. Collecting and assessing data is boring, but it will pay dividends. The Hill Times file photograph