Quote:
Originally Posted by GGG
The government in my head would be setting up regulation to encourage investment in many of these areas rather than being the direct investor.
I think there is room for other progressive policy but it needs to not contradict the underlying labour goals. Unfortunately that leaves Climate out. But it certainly leaves open minimum wage reform, TFW reform, general government supports, progressive taxation and all sorts of other generally progressive policy.
The two areas that end up taking a back seat would be climate and social justice.
|
Gotcha.
I think one thing to consider is that the climate issue is a huge area for job growth that Alberta has torpedoed. Around the world, the majority of new energy projects are all renewables. If that trend stays true then two things need to be called out:
1) Canada (Alberta specifically) is throwing away immediate jobs by turning away $34B in investments (in renewables)
2) Future jobs are at risk as the world accelerates away from fossil fuels and Canada considers doubling down on it
Purely from a jobs perspective, aggressively ignoring this trend around the world, just because it is "climate", will result in less jobs now and in the future. From a jobs perspective, we would want to stay on top of market and technology advancements to ensure we are not chasing blockbuster ideas in the face of online streaming.
Here is an interview from Energi Media talking about how even though fossil fuel consumption is continuing to go up, electrification is capturing most energy demand growth. (If you do not want to watch the video, the punchline is that if all new growth is in electrification instead of fossil fuels then at some point soon electrification will catch up and surpass fossil.)