Will the Response to the US Inflation Reduction Act Reveal Canada’s Lack of Green Industrial Policy?
Industrial policy should be designed to achieve Canada’s societally relevant goals—not as a defensive response to American events. Download the full policy brief
A Green Entrepreneurial State as Solution to Climate Federalism - Broadbent Institute
This paper, authored by Broadbent Institute fellow Brendan Haley, argues that Canada should look beyond “market-based” climate strategies to resolve climate federalist challenges. A policy mix more targeted towards specific...
CLC green jobs report maps out green industrial transformation
In this submission to the federal government's consultations on climate change, the Canadian Labour Congress makes 10 recommendations that will lower Canada's greenhouse gas emissions and facilitate a green industrial transformation....
The Economic Benefits of Public Infrastructure Spending in British Columbia
British Columbia's infrastructure deficit is real. So too are the economic benefits to a robust public infrastructure spending program. In new research undertaken by statistician Robin Somerville at the Centre for Spatial Economics,...
Courageous Bets and Equitable Returns
Inspired by the work of Marianna Mazzucato, author of The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths and R.M Phillips Professor in the Economics of Innovation at the University of Sussex,...
The Economic Benefits of Public Infrastructure Spending in Canada
The country's infrastructure deficit is real -- and the significant economic benefits of a national public infrastructure spending program in Canada are also real. Read the independent report, prepared by...
Climate, Health and Alberta's Coal-Fired Power Plants
In this submission to the Alberta Climate Change Advisory Panel, health and environmental policy expert John Wellner examines the cumulative health impacts of air pollution and the province's coal-fired electricity...
Step Change - Federal Policy Toward a Low-Carbon Canada
This Mowat Centre-Broadbent Institute joint report outlines seven policy ideas in addition to carbon-pricing to help the federal government steer Canada toward a low-carbon economy.
