Mom. Passionate about making a better world. President New Economy Canada. Fellow Simon Fraser University. Founder Clean Energy Canada. @neweconomycan

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Excited to be leading this powerful initiative as the President of New Economy Canada!
🚀 Launch Alert! Introducing #NewEconomyCanada, an initiative that unites business, labour and Indigenous leaders. Our mission? Speed up Canada's pace in the global decarbonized economy & maintain our competitive edge. 🌍🇨🇦 Read our press release: shorturl.at/gyLRT
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Check out this great analysis and summary on today's budget announcement from @neweconomycan's @clarkjasone. Predictable, long-term policy and smart investment tools give businesses the confidence they need to innovate, create jobs, and grow a cleaner, more resilient economy.
With its 2025 Budget, Canada signals a clear commitment to growing stronger industries built to compete globally.
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We need to talk about Canada's economic future. Being an energy superpower today includes clean tech, batteries, EVs, and the critical minerals to power them. The global economy is shifting, and Canada has much to offer. Read @neweconomycan's new report👇 neweconomycanada.ca/investme…
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Many man thanks @JonathanWNV for the many contributions you made to sustainability in Canada.
Please see my statement below:
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Historic first. #bcpoli
A milestone worth celebrating: 49 women are set to serve in the #BCLeg 43rd Parliament, marking the first time in BC's history that more women than men will take their seat in the Legislative Chamber (also a first for a Canadian provincial legislature) #WomensHistoryMonth #BCpoli
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Kelowna Centre and Surrey-Guildford are only ridings left in play. Conservatives lead in both w/ few hundred ballots left to count. Possible scenarios Conservatives win both: NDP 46, Cons 45, Green 2 Ridings split: NDP 47, Cons 44, Green 2 NDP flip both: NDP 48, Cons 43, Green 2
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NEW - The BC Conservatives lead by 60 votes in Kelowna Centre over the NDP as vote counting continues. #bcpoli
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NEW - The BC Conservatives lead by 4 votes over the NDP in Surrey-Guildford. And additional 15 votes were just counted, more than 200 remain to be counted. #bcpoli
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I am feeling outraged, and filled with sadness. I regard my family with love and respect, and am thankful that, as a white male that married into a First Nation family, they welcomed me with open arms. I do not take that for granted, and I try to be respectful of their values and perspectives. I want to be crystal clear, the comments made by BC Conservative candidate Marina Sapozhnikov regarding indigenous people are reprehensible and I do not condone them or share those views in any way shape or form. The only way real and meaningful reconciliation can happen is with genuine conversations, shared learnings and mutual respect.
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The NDP vote has grown to 162 votes in Surrey-City Centre. #bcpoli
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NEW - The BC NDP have closed the gap in Surrey-Guildford. The Conservatives lead by just 14 votes over the NDP as mail-in-voting counting continues. #bcpoli
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NEW - The BC NDP lead by 106 votes in Juan de Fuca-Malahat over the BC Conservatives. Counting continues. The closest riding in the province is now Surrey-Guildford, as mail-in-ballots are favouring NDP. #bcpoli
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Thanks @cleanenergycan ! I was honoured but the Clean Energy Canada team past and present is also so deserving of this award. Thanks for the passion, dedication, innovation and many hours so that the team of us could advance climate and energy solutions!
Clean Energy Canada founder Merran Smith has received the King Charles Coronation Medal from B.C. for "championing climate action and clean-energy solutions across Canada, and for founding a non-profit dedicated to the issue." Congrats, @merransmith! 🇨🇦🙌
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We're thrilled to welcome @UPP_Ontario as our newest member. A long-term investor that secures stable retirement benefits for members while building a resilient future, UPP's expertise is critical to helping Canada seize the economic opportunity of the low carbon transformation.
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Great to see BC say we need to double our #cleanelectricity supply by '50 to meet demand launching an energy pathways assessment. Next? We need that to inform an #energyplan that achieves a secure, affordable, reliable and clean energy mix @bcpoli tinyurl.com/594uhkrd

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The Biden Clean Energy Boom @JackieForrest @merransmith #cleanenergy
"Since the passage of the IRA in 2022, incentives provided by the law helped drive roughly $332 billion in new investments in clean energy and transportation technologies." nytimes.com/2024/05/23/clima… via @dgelles
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Ontario is building a complete EV supply chain, from the mine, to the plant, to the roadside charging stations. Today’s announcement will make charging more affordable and more reliable, making it easier for Ontarians to choose made-in-Ontario electric vehicles.
With more than 150,000 EVs in Ontario we're exploring how we can reduce electricity costs for public EV chargers to get more stations built in all regions of the province. Great to announce this new Electric Vehicle Charger Discount Rate today at the EV & Charging Expo.
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Great discussion between @neweconomycan members and Premier @Dave_Eby, @Josie_Osborne, & @BrendaBaileyBC We talked boosting investment in the clean economy, giving British Columbians access to more clean, reliable & affordable energy and enhancing Indigenous equity partnerships.
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The historic $15 billion investment by @Honda to build an entire electric vehicle supply chain from start to finish is yet another proof point that Canada can compete and win on the global stage to attract major projects in the new economy. Read more👇: beacdn.com/apps/wOp8mGGVKl/2…
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