Mr. Speaker, last week, I was thrilled to welcome over 700 change-makers from across Canada and around the world to the third annual Sustainable Finance Forum in Ottawa. Innovators, industry leaders, investors, academics and non-profits spoke on building a clean and prosperous economy for the 21st century. We shared innovative strategies to align our financial system with sustainability goals, discussed the remaining barriers and explored how we can foster an inclusive and just economy for all.
Finance plays an integral role in addressing climate change, social inequality, economic resilience and some of the greatest challenges of our time. Competing globally for capital investment, creating good-paying jobs and enhancing productivity remain key to Canada's economic success and resilience. I look forward to building on this year's momentum and working toward shaping federal policy that aligns with these goals.
Martin Luther King Jr. once said that “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” Together, we are bending that arc.