Evidence of meeting #83 for Foreign Affairs and International Development in the 44th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was lng.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Liberal
Heather McPherson NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB
Thank you very much.
Again, thank you to all our witnesses.
Mr. Kennedy, you spoke about regulatory certainty, and you know we have some challenges with that in this country. We have provincial jurisdiction. We've signed on, as we should have, to things like the UNDRIP declaration.
When I look at regulatory certainty, there is one thing I want to get some clarity on. Right now, my provincial government has actually paused any investment in renewables. We've heard that about 33 million dollars' worth of investment has fled the province because of that, and multiple thousands of jobs.
Would you agree that this provides significant regulatory uncertainty in green technologies and green energy?
Vice-President, Trade and International Policy, Business Council of Canada
I'm not familiar with that specific decision, but I would say that businesses greatly value predictability and stability. That's a clear message, I think, to all jurisdictions in Canada. If you want investment, predictable, clear and reliable rules are extremely important, particularly for many international investors.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ali Ehsassi
Thank you very much, MP McPherson.
At this point, allow me to thank all three of our witnesses: Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Charlebois and Monsieur Mousseau. We're very grateful for your time and for your expertise.
We will be adjourning this meeting, but before I do so, I was wondering if the members have had a chance to look at the two budgets that were sent. One is a revised budget for this specific study, since we had technical problems in hearing from a few of the witnesses. The other one is for a briefing that you have asked for in a week and a half.
Do we have unanimous consent?
Liberal
