As a public commentator and policy expert, Sarah Petrevan works to advance Clean Energy Canada’s work in Ontario. Focusing on clean tech, electricity, and carbon policies, she brings more than ten years of experience in policy and public affairs, to her work. Sarah serves as a representative of Blue Green Canada, the Clean Economy Alliance, and helps to coordinate an ad hoc group of like-minded organizations and business to advocate for policies and programs to grow the clean tech industry. Before joining Clean Energy Canada, Sarah held several senior positions within the Government of Ontario, and worked for a leading non-profit. She holds a degree in Political Science with a specialization in public policy.
It was former prime minister Pierre Trudeau who once described sharing a border with America as akin to sleeping with an elephant. “No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast,” he said, “one is affected by every twitch and grunt.”