The National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy is an organization that will cease to exist, unfortunately, because of federal cutbacks. It is unfortunate because it was totally independent and allowed for an exchange of views between the economy and the environment. Recently, it produced a final report entitled "Framing the Future: Embracing the Low-Carbon Economy". Unfortunately, since 2008, the Conservative government has not had the courage to put a price on carbon.
The National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy therefore tells us that the longer we wait, the more costly it will be for future generations. People say that putting a price on carbon now will be expensive for the Canadian people, but that is not true. In fact, the longer we wait, the more future generations will pay the bill, which is never mentioned enough.
Did you take this report into account when creating innovation programs? Were the recommendations that were made submitted to you? Have you had time to study them?