Time to Build: The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson | June 13th 2023

Around the world, businesses large and small, unions and governments are in a race to reduce carbon emissions, seize extraordinary economic opportunities, and avoid the destructive impacts of climate change. Global financial markets are driving this investment shift through their investment decisions. The smartest money, in search of long-term gains, is steering away from assets that will perform poorly in a low-carbon world. It’s up to us as a country to make the smartest possible choices: Canada can choose to be a leader in this global economic shift - or it will pass us by. This federal government has chosen to lead.