Join us for a high-level overview of the Federal Budget! Our panelists will assess whether key promises from the Fall Economic Statement were met.

Does the budget live up to the expectations of environmental advocates and civil society?

#Budget2023 will provide a high-level overview of the Federal Budget and assess whether key promises from the Fall Economic Statement were met. Our panelists will discuss where the budget lands on key environmental initiatives such as just transition, decarbonization and federal climate action. While considering how the federal budget positions Canada in comparison to our neighbour, given the giant step forward on jobs, climate and energy transformation Congress signaled through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)

Meet Our Panelists!

Marisa Beck, Clean Growth Director, Canadian Climate Institute

Beck has extensive experience conducting and managing research on climate and energy policy, clean growth, and evidence-based decision-making. She has worked in academia, with NGOs, and in the private sector.

Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood, Senior Researcher at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Kirkwood's work focuses on the social and economic dimensions of Canada’s shift toward a zero-carbon economy, including the necessity of a just transition for vulnerable workers and communities across the country. His 2021 report Roadmap to a Canadian Just Transition Act has become a touchstone for environmental and labour activism to ensure workers and communities aren’t left behind as Canada makes the transition away from fossil fuels.

Shakti Ramkumar, Director of Communications & Policy, Student Energy

Ramkumar has worked as a Sustainability Researcher for the City of Surrey, designed and taught a course on energy, climate science and sustainability for middle school students in her hometown in rural southern India.