Jerome Gessaroli

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Jerome Gessaroli

Making it count: A framework for estimating the economic effects of Indigenous engagement in British Columbia

Resource projects in Canada – including mines, pipelines, and energy infrastructure – often require engagement with affected First Nations before they can proceed. When consultation is mishandled or ignored, the consequences extend well beyond regulatory delays: projects can face costly litigation, years of uncertainty, lost investment, or even cancellation. Billions of dollars of economic activity and thousands of jobs can...

Jerome Gessaroli

Subsidies without markets: Canada’s unravelling EV strategy

Canada’s $52-billion effort to build a domestic electric vehicle (EV) industry has so far failed to deliver on its promises. Designed as a bold plan to secure a full EV supply chain, from mining and processing to batteries and assembly, the strategy has stumbled under the weight of subsidy-driven, top-down industrial policy. The federal, Ontario, and Quebec governments set out...

Jerome Gessaroli

Charting a New Course for Canadian Prosperity

Jerome Gessaroli

A bumpy road ahead: a critical assessment of Canada’s Electric Vehicle Availability Standard

This paper examines Canada’s plan to mandate that by 2035 100 percent of new vehicles sold will be zero-emission vehicles under the federal government’s Electric Vehicle Availability Standard. While electric vehicles (EVs) offer advantages over internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, concerns persist over cost, driving range, charging options, and carbon emissions during battery cell manufacturing, making mandated goals uncertain.