Trudeau gives boost to market-oriented group on clean-economy initiative
VANCOUVER — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave a boost Tuesday to a new cross-sectoral group of business leaders, labour, non-governmental organizations, government and academics who want to accelerate Canada’s transition to a high-efficiency, low carbon economy.
Smart Prosperity officially launched in Vancouver with encouragement from Trudeau, whose Liberal government’s climate agenda appears to dovetail with the economic transformation envisioned by the new market-oriented group.
“This is really exemplifying for me the kind of co-operation and collaboration that’s going to be so essential in terms of addressing not just the challenges that we’re facing in the coming years, but the tremendous opportunities that are there for us,” Trudeau said at the launch.
Twenty-six individuals have signed on to the initiative, including an eclectic mix of top representatives from banks and insurance companies, aluminium smelters, the United Steel Workers union, a grocery chain, investment firms and the World Wildlife Federation.