Clare Demerse
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About Clare Demerse
Clare Demerse is a senior policy advisor at Clean Energy Canada, a climate change think tank that is a project of Vancouver's Simon Fraser University. Based in Ottawa, Clare manages policy engagement on federal and national issues for Clean Energy Canada, focusing on climate policy and renewable energy.
Despite Trump, Canada’s budget stays the course on climate change
So, first things first: did this budget help move the climate deal from a plan to a reality? The short answer is yes, but not immediately.
Opinion: Solving Canada's climate conundrum
If it works, our governments would be tapping into a tried-and-true Canadian approach that has worked, one that sees provinces pioneer good ideas we can scale up into national policies.
Morneau budget is downpayment on dream green home
Today’s budget makes the kind of smart spending commitments that show clean energy does indeed matter to the federal government.