Canada has a major economic opportunity in the global low-carbon economy.
But Canada must get its climate and energy policies right. Those policies should be informed by principles like leveraging the ingenuity of markets and free enterprise, limited government, and respect for provincial jurisdiction.
Clean Prosperity’s partnership with The Hub
We’ve partnered with The Hub to sponsor a series of essays and podcasts about the why, what, and how of conservative climate policy. The series will feature contributions from leading conservative thinkers and other experts. It will run through the fall of 2024.
We want to provide a forum for conservatives across the country to discuss their ideas for an effective approach to climate policy that contributes to Canada’s economic prosperity, leverages technology to accelerate decarbonization at home and abroad, and supports energy security across the Western world—all while ensuring affordability for Canadians.
Canada urgently needs ambitious and innovative conservative ideas about how to best pursue these objectives, because achieving them is going to require the combined efforts of all Canadians.
Clean Prosperity has agreed with The Hub that this series will aim to foster an open dialogue that invites a diversity of perspectives and welcomes debate. While we will share our insights alongside others, The Hub will retain full editorial control.
Here you’ll find the full range of articles, op-eds, and podcasts published as part of our climate series with The Hub.
We’re excited to see where the conversation goes.
Articles, op-eds, and podcasts
To fix Canada’s climate policy impasse, the feds need to stay in their lane
Benjamin Dachis, vice president of research and outreach, Clean Prosperity
September 10, 2024
Canadian conservatives are well-placed to lead on climate change
Sean Speer, editor-at-large, The Hub
September 16, 2024
(Referenced on the CBC, September 21, 2024 and in The Globe and Mail editorial, September 24, 2024)
‘Technology, not taxes, will solve this’: Jason Kenney on Alberta’s low-carbon economy potential, Canada’s environmental goals, and immigration
Podcast with Jason Kenney, former premier of Alberta
September 19, 2024
‘Nuclear is now part of the conversation’: Darrell Bricker on what Canadians think of climate change policy
Podcast with Darrell Bricker, chief executive officer, Ipsos Public Affairs
September 26, 2024
It’s time for Conservatives to lead on climate policy—here’s why
Adam Sweet, director for Western Canada, and Benjamin Dachis, vice president of research and outreach, Clean Prosperity
September 27, 2024
‘There’s a huge opportunity here for us to lead the world’: David Redfern on the economics of decarbonization
Podcast with David Redfern, president and chief executive officer, Lafarge Canada’s Eastern Canada division
October 3, 2024
Enough with the impractical policies. Canada must embrace climate policy realism
Ginny Roth, partner at Crestview Strategy
October 4, 2024
‘Having a strategic mindset has been what’s missing’: Mac Van Wielingen on crafting a successful Canadian climate strategy
Podcast with Mac Van Wielingen, founder and former chair of ARC Financial Corporation
October 10, 2024
The best climate policy? More Canadian commodities
Heather Exner-Pirot, special adviser to the Business Council of Canada
October 11, 2024
‘Free the market to come and find the answer’: Five takeaways from the Conservatives on Climate series so far
Benjamin Dachis, vice president of research and outreach, Clean Prosperity, and Sean Speer, editor-at-large, The Hub
October 18, 2024
There’s no reason for Trump to put the brakes on Canada’s low-carbon economic growth
Etienne Rainville, director of federal government relations, Clean Prosperity
November 12, 2024
A made-at-home climate plan for Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives
David McLaughlin, former chief of staff to Finance Minister Jim Flaherty
November 19, 2024
Want to more effectively fight climate change, Canada? Let the provinces take the lead—together
Jared Wesley and Samuel Goertz
November 21, 2024
Interprovincial trade could become a secret weapon for low-carbon growth
Brendan Frank, director of policy and strategy, Clean Prosperity
December 6, 2024
Unlocking Indigenous economies is vital to achieving Canada’s climate goals—and prosperity
Harold Calla, executive chair, First Nations Financial Management Board
December 16, 2024
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