International Trade committee  The fall economic statement advances a little more clarity on a couple of points, in particular the Canada growth fund, which is a key instrument of our net-zero industrial policy, although there are still question marks there. That's perhaps the brightest light within the fall e

International Trade committee  Thank you. I think the sectors that we've identified as offering the greatest opportunities for clean growth in a net-zero transition are the ones that I mentioned at the beginning: electric vehicles and the battery supply chain; carbon capture utilization and storage as a secto

International Trade committee  Yes, we did identify producing green aluminum as an opportunity for transitioning Canada's aluminum industry and potentially having continued or new opportunities for export to aluminum-demanding sectors among our major trading partners. We have not done follow-up work on those m

International Trade committee  Green aluminum is going to appear as the world transitions to net zero. Canada has an advantage with its industries at the moment in terms of one of the processing stages. I'm not able to specify that for you right now. I could certainly follow up and provide you with further inf

International Trade committee  The decarbonization of major industries such as aluminum, in our view, requires a strategic approach in which some form of a collaborative strategic partnership is established, involving a range of stakeholders—the industries, the relevant provincial governments, finance and rese

International Trade committee  What might those partnerships look like? I think there are some lessons to be taken from our recent history with the industry strategy council and the economic strategy tables. They were a very good start, but they don't get to the next level down of getting more granular, gettin

International Trade committee  Yes, absolutely. You're correct in noting that I did not mention nuclear or small modular reactors in the list of eight top opportunity areas. That list is based on work we've done, but as I mentioned, there are also some others, including the Climate Institute and RBC. I woul

International Trade committee  Thank you, Madam Chair and members of the committee, for inviting me here today. My name is Derek Eaton. I am the senior director of public policy research and outreach at the Smart Prosperity Institute, which is a clean economy think tank housed at the University of Ottawa. I'