Canada’s Financial Markets Are Stunting Our Growth and Undermining Our Future

The European Union and China recently tabled extensive proposals for sustainable finance that will jump-start their clean innovation. While the world is moving forward, the United States is turning inwards and backwards. How Canadian industry reacts to Canada's Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance will be telling. This federal government-endorsed panel has recommended policies and programs that will transition Canada's financial sector toward sustainable growth. Canadian industry will either react with reticence and revulsion, or it will embrace the opportunity to play in international capital markets that reward a long-term outlook.