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Clean energy groups call for East-West grid connections, investments in renewables
The groups say a national buildout could create tens of thousands of jobs and help lower energy bills, the David Suzuki Foundation said.
- On Monday, a coalition of 15 clean energy organizations urged Ottawa to connect the country through a renewable energy grid, claiming the move would improve energy security and lower bills for Canadians.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney has repeatedly promised a clean energy strategy to double power grid capacity, though the plan remains delayed without explanation despite earlier pledges to deliver it by early April.
- Stephen Thomas, clean energy manager of The David Suzuki Foundation, argues a connected Canadian grid would create thousands of union jobs while delivering affordable energy to Canadians.
- Urging the government to choose transformation, Melina Laboucan-Massino of Sacred Earth stated, "History doesn't remember leaders who managed decline," while emphasizing that any national strategy must include Indigenous governance.
- Although Carney previously stated his government would introduce the strategy "in the coming weeks," the plan has yet to materialize, leaving clean energy advocates waiting for promised federal action.
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A coalition of clean energy organizations calls on Ottawa to connect the country with a renewable energy grid.
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lesaffaires.comOTTAWA — A coalition of clean energy organizations calls on Ottawa to connect the country with a renewable energy network. The David Suzuki Foundation says that Canada is facing a crisis of financial access to energy, while energy demand is expected to increase over the next [...]
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