$158 billion spent, 68,000 jobs created: Canada’s green gamble is enriching China, not Canadians

$158 billion spent, 68,000 jobs created: Canada’s green gamble is enriching China, not Canadians EDITORIAL 17 JUNE 2026 i A decade of climate spending on borrowed money has left Canada with structural debt, missed targets, and a renewables sector dependent on Beijing's supply chains EDITORIAL BOARD ARTICLE SUMMARY KEY STATS A decade of Canadian climate policy has produced one of the worst returns on public investment in the country’s modern history. Two Fraser Institute reports found that federal and provincial governments spent an estimated $158 billion on the green economy over 10 years, cr…