John Stackhouse

Oct 17, 2024 | thoughtleadership.rbc.com | John Stackhouse

At Energy Disruptors United in Calgary, I sat down with Chana Martineau, CEO of Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation (AIOC), to discuss economic reconciliation. Chana is uniquely qualified to help unlock economic opportunity for Indigenous communities and her background as a woman of First Nations heritage with 30 years of experience in banking and consulting has made her a bridge builder between private enterprise and Indigenous communities.

Sep 26, 2024 | thoughtleadership.rbc.com | John Stackhouse

Issue #01➔ Welcome back to the newsletter formerly known as Climate Signals, offering crunchy insights and quick takes on changing climate and energy trends. ➔ Big Apple’s Big Climate Bash ➔ What EV Sales Downturn? ➔ Carbon tax was seen as good climate policy—now it’s a victim of climate politics. NDP’s Jagmeet Singh and B.C. premier-in-campaign-mode David Eby’s about-turn on the once much-touted consumer carbon taxes reflects the electorate’s changing views on carbon tax.

Apr 16, 2024 | thoughtleadership.rbc.com | John Stackhouse

Ottawa is much more than Parliament Hill. I spent a couple of days there last week, ahead of the federal budget, and had the chance to meet home builders, steelmakers, software entrepreneurs, a battery innovator, electric bus operator, a few AI players — and the granddaddy of Silicon Valley North, Sir Terry Matthews. It was a refreshing dive into Ottawa’s dynamic economy. Here are a few of the insights I took away:HousingNIMBYism is the biggest threat to the federal housing plan.

Feb 15, 2024 | thoughtleadership.rbc.com | John Stackhouse

In early February, the RBC Climate Action Institute launched our inaugural assessment of Canadian climate progress, and convened more than 100 business leaders, investors, public policy thinkers and community leaders to discuss and debate our findings—and propose ideas for what Canada can do to accelerate action. It was a standing-room only crowd, with a clear buzz that indicated climate ideas are more in demand than ever.

Feb 12, 2024 | thoughtleadership.rbc.com | John Stackhouse

Canada faces a triple economic challenge, and with it, a triple economic opportunity that can lay the foundation for growth through the 2030s. The three points of this new growth triangle—economic reconciliation, productivity and climate action—are mutually dependent. In other words, you can’t have one without the others. This was clear at COP28 in December, where there was an emphasis on growth, capital formation and economic inclusion to reach our climate goals.