Our approach to this submission has been to focus our efforts on assessing the government’s overall approach to the development of a green economy in Canada. The definition we have used for a “green economy” has been quite broad, and so should be seen as capturing a fairly large swath of the measures contained in the budget. Our analysis is less concerned, however, with the overall level of support the budget contains, but is more focused on an assessment of the effectiveness, efficiency, and ultimate role of the budget in promoting a green economy in Canada.
SP’s three recommendations for Budget 2012 are:
- Budget 2012 should introduce the concept of “national capital” as a framework for assessing and explaining national wealth and prosperity
- Budget 2012 should contain a specific and structured focus on the green economy.
- Budget 2012 should provide greater discussion and explanation on instrument choice.
