Sixth annual Indigenous Perspectives program to feature four new case studies in virtual discussions with First Nations and Métis researchers.

The MOU agreement’s unreasonable compromises on industrial carbon markets and clean electricity regulations, and the implications for weakening policies in other provinces, will undermine emissions reductions and Canada’s low-carbon competitiveness.

Federal strategy rightfully emphasizes clean electricity and electrification as a backbone of Canada’s competitiveness, but sidesteps issues including the future shape of the Clean Electricity Regulations, the role of gas power, and coal in Saskatchewan, among others.

Critical improvements to industrial carbon pricing and expansion of electricity infrastructure would help drive Canada’s economic competitiveness, trade diversification, and emissions outcomes.