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Canada’s budget missed a big inflation-fighting measure: energy efficiency

Without greater efficiency in how we consume energy, federal support for riskier ‘clean’ energy will not only fail to deliver big emission reductions, but could also turn good intentions into a Trojan Horse for further inflation.

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