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Our Reaction to the New National Electricity Strategy
With the right policies and investment environment, Canada can build a stronger, more connected electricity system.
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We welcome today’s launch of the new national electricity strategy. It centres us around the fact that affordable, reliable and modern electricity infrastructure is essential to Canada’s economic growth, competitiveness and energy security.
As electricity demand continues to rise across sectors, from manufacturing and critical minerals to AI data centres and transportation, Canada must expand our electricity supply by making major investments in electricity generation. We also believe this is the right time to explore upgrading our existing grid by leveraging new technologies that will make the electricity we produce go further for longer.
Collaboration between governments, utilities, Indigenous partners and the private sector will be key to delivering the scale of infrastructure Canada requires. We look forward to the government consulting industry on this strategy in the weeks to come. This is a nation building opportunity. With the right policies and investment environment, Canada can build a stronger, more connected electricity system that supports economic growth, attracts investment and strengthens our long-term competitiveness.
- Bryan Detchou, Senior Director, Natural Resources, Environment and Sustainability, Canadian Chamber of Commerce
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The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is Canada’s largest and most activated business network — representing over 400 chambers of commerce and boards of trade and more than 200,000 business of all sizes, from all sectors of the economy and from every part of the country — working to create the conditions for our collective success. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is the undisputed champion and catalyst for the future of business success. From working with government on economy-friendly policy to providing services that inform commerce and enable trade, we give each of our members more of what they need to succeed: insight into markets, competitors and trends, influence over the decisions and policies that drive business success, and impact on business and economic performance.
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