Category: sustainable jobs

‘Sustainable Jobs’ Transition Sparks Fear of Oil and Gas Industry Phase-Out

June 21, 2023
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Ottawa is proposing a major workforce shift toward a net-zero economy, calling it a transition toward sustainable jobs. With the plan being based on a definition of “sustainable” that the feds say will stay fluid over time, it’s causing widespread fears of a phasing-out of the oil and gas industry. Bill C-50, known as the…

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Ottawa’s ‘Sustainable Jobs’ Plan Pilloried as Imposing Top-Down Planning, Stifling Free Market

February 22, 2023
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News Analysis In efforts to reach net zero by 2050, Ottawa’s strategy to transform the workforce toward “sustainable jobs”—”green” jobs in a low-carbon economy—sparked extensive criticism from analysts due to its top-down approach and departure from traditional market-based economics. On Feb. 17—the Friday before a long weekend and overshadowed by the verdict on the government’s…

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