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something that serves Canadians today and for the future, and by which we can benefit the world.
Canadian resource sectors are subject to some of the highest standards for environmental performance, fiscal prudence and good governance in the world,
Canadian companies in the resource sectors pride themselves on being world class in their environmental, economic and governance performance,
Canadian companies in the resource sectors continue to invest in ways that continue to improve their performance,
Canadian resource development has always been and remains essential to our well-being, delivering enormous economic dividends to all Canadians,
Canadian resources offer enormous opportunity for contributions to the well-being of humankind the world over, and
The global demand for resources is rising and Canadian resources are ideally positioned to deliver,
We consider divestment movements pushing for the divesting of Canadian resource company assets to be irresponsible and against the interests of shareholders, and Canadians at large.
We believe divestment movements should be actively opposed and we are committed to speaking out against them.
We hereby encourage others in the resource sectors and the broader investment community in Canada to do the same.
We hereby indicate our commitment to and support for the resource sectors in Canada. Canada and the world need Canadian resources. It is time to InvestNow.
Canadian resource sectors are subject to some of the highest standards for environmental performance, fiscal prudence and good governance in the world,
Canadian companies in the resource sectors pride themselves on being world class in their environmental, economic and governance performance,
Canadian companies in the resource sectors continue to invest in ways that continue to improve their performance,
Canadian resource development has always been and remains essential to our well-being, delivering enormous economic dividends to all Canadians,
Canadian resources offer enormous opportunity for contributions to the well-being of humankind the world over, and
The global demand for resources is rising and Canadian resources are ideally positioned to deliver,
We consider divestment movements pushing for the divesting of Canadian resource company assets to be irresponsible and against the interests of shareholders, and Canadians at large.
We believe divestment movements should be actively opposed and we are committed to speaking out against them.
We hereby encourage others in the resource sectors and the broader investment community in Canada to do the same.
We hereby indicate our commitment to and support for the resource sectors in Canada. Canada and the world need Canadian resources. It is time to InvestNow.
July 20, 2026
This article originally appeared in the Financial Post. Since he entered politics, Prime Minister Mark Carney has been accused of actual or perceived conflicts of interests, mainly regarding his connection to Brookfield Corporation. Before running for leader of the Liberal party in 2025, Carney was, first, vice-chair and head of ESG and impact investing and, […]
January 28, 2025
This article originally appeared in the Financial Post. In November, InvestNow, the not-for-profit of which I’m executive director, submitted shareholder proposals to Canada’s Big Five banks asking them to exit both the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) and the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ). These are two interrelated, UN-sponsored, and Mark Carney-led organizations whose […]
December 13, 2024
This article originally appeared in the Financial Post. In 2021, Canada’s Big Five banks — TD, CIBC, BMO, Scotiabank and RBC — all signed on to the Global Financial Alliance (GFANZ) and the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA). The UN-sponsored, Mark Carney-led GFANZ was launched in April of that year. Self-described as a sector-wide coalition, its goal […]
