Canada needs to broaden its climate strategy and streamline energy decision making, to leverage the nation’s wealth of hydrocarbons to help transition to low-carbon energy systems, Eric Newell, Chancellor Emeritus at the University of Alberta and former CEO at Syncrude Canada, and Perry Kinkaide of Kinkaide Enterprises, say in an op-ed.
Organization: Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters
Manufacturing group puts forward ‘electoral platform’ advocating for new industrial policies
The Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters have released an “electoral platform” outlining an industrial strategy that they hope the next Canadian government will adopt.
Sask Party pledges innovation box incentive
The Saskatchewan Party led by premier Brad Wall is committing to the creation of a patent or innovation box incentive if re-elected in the April 4 election. The party is pledging to establish the Saskatchewan Commercial Innovation Incentive that would lower corporate taxation from 12% to 6% on income earned from the commercialization of patents…
CME to broaden scope of S&T Network
The Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME) association is revamping its committee structure and expanding its S&T Network to include standards and logistics. CME will be presenting a revised committee structure for discussion and review by the CME board later this spring. A CME official says the new Network will maintain its focus on innovation but…