British Columbia’s Premier John Horgan and Finance Minister Carole James announced an outreach plan in mid-June asking BC residents to help determine how to spend $1.5 billion in funds...
En tant que commissaire au développement durable, j’ai publié en juin 2020 un rapport d’audit sur l’écofiscalité, l’écoconditionnalité et l’écoresponsabilité pour une économie verte et responsable. Je présente ici...
The acute financial impact of COVID-19 has raised fears of a slowdown in the pace of the movement to persuade companies to consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors...
Over 600 people from across the country gathered (online) in May for a panel discussion about the soon to be created Canada Water Agency. After mandating its formation last...
While the government has begun to consult broadly about the conditions needed to reopen the economy post-pandemic, it needs to think and plan with two other longer-term economic trends...
Nous sommes à un carrefour important : peut-on saisir l’occasion d’une relance économique pour accélérer la transition écologique ? Pour compenser les pertes économiques colossales dues à la crise de COVID-19,...
Since March 2020, oil prices have been in such a free fall that politicians are now debating whether “oil is dead.” Financial experts had warned that the future of...
In mid-May, the federal government announced a major program to help large companies address the economic impacts of the COVID-19 crisis. The Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility (LEEFF) will...
Financial intervention in the past three months to buffer the global economic shocks from COVID-19 is making records. As of mid-May, an estimated US$9 trillion has been pumped into...
As we grapple with the many difficulties and tragedies of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s difficult to think of much else. But, collectively, we must realize that once we get...
