Adam Radwanski

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Yes, you’ll be able to invest in the Canada Strong Fund. If only we knew what it was

Yes, you’ll be able to invest in the Canada Strong Fund. If only we knew what it was

If you’re a patriotic Canadian who believes we need to build up this country as rarely before, Mark Carney wants you to put your own dollars into it. And despite a high degree of skepticism among his friends in the financial world, he’s serious about offering a government-backed guarantee that you’ll get your money back.

Danielle Smith’s referendum plans show the folly of Carney giving further concessions on energy policy

Danielle Smith’s referendum plans show the folly of Carney giving further concessions on energy policy

Lost in the controversy around the substance of the referendum questions that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will put to voters next fall has been that the timing is nearly as striking. Less than three months ago, via a memorandum of understanding, Prime Minister Mark Carney gave Ms. Smith many of the concessions on energy and environmental policy – among them...

Meet Tim Hodgson, the unconventional Energy Minister with a Bay Street eye for deals

Meet Tim Hodgson, the unconventional Energy Minister with a Bay Street eye for deals

For companies that arrive cap-in-hand to pitch energy or mining projects that might meet Canada’s moment of economic reckoning, a sit-down with the most influential member of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet can be a novel and jarring experience. Tim Hodgson isn’t much for the pleasantries that usually kick off such meetings, sometimes at length, with other ministers. Nor does...

Power-sector lobby steps up criticism of Ottawa’s Clean Electricity Regulations

Power-sector lobby steps up criticism of Ottawa’s Clean Electricity Regulations

The association representing Canada’s power utilities is stepping up its criticism of the federal government’s proposed Clean Electricity Regulations, as Ottawa prepares to release a final version of the new rules by the end of the year.

Industrial carbon price more effective to reduce greenhouse gases than consumer policy, report says

Industrial carbon price more effective to reduce greenhouse gases than consumer policy, report says

Canada’s carbon pricing system for heavy industrial emitters is by far the country’s most impactful policy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and roughly three times more effective than the more controversial carbon price paid by most consumers, according to new research being released on Thursday.