Assessing the Impact of Propulsion Quebec

October, 2024
By Bruno Arcand, Bentley Allan, Derek Eaton

Building the clean, competitive economy Canada needs in a net-zero world will require close collaboration between the public and private sectors. One way to streamline that process is by creating independent intermediaries—trusted third parties that understand the needs of both sectors and can help coordinate their actions.

Propulsion Québec provides a helpful example of an independent intermediary in Canada, with the goal of establishing Quebec as a global leader in the electric and smart transportation sector. In our latest report, authors Bruno Arcand, Bentley Allan and Derek Eaton look at the impact of Propulsion Québec on electric transportation. What are their successes to date, and what can the rest of Canada learn from them about the role of independent intermediaries?

About the Authors

Bruno Arcand

Bruno Arcand

Doctoral candidate

Bruno Arcand is a doctoral candidate in the School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA) at Carleton University. He completed his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in political science at the Université de Québec à Montréal (UQAM). Under the supervision of Professor James Meadowcroft, his doctoral thesis explores the politics of climate initiatives aimed at building a thriving green economy in the Canadian context. More broadly, his research focuses on low-carbon politics, green industrial policy, and the role of states in tackling climate change.

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Bentley Allan, PhD

Transition Pathway Principal

Bentley Allan, PhD, is a Transition Pathway Principal at the Transition Accelerator, as well as an Associate Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Allan is an award-winning scholar who has written on the dynamics of international order, science and politics, climate policy, and the political economy of decarbonization. He provides regular advice to government and industry on geopolitics, industrial strategy, and policy.

He has co-lead the development of three sector strategies and roadmaps in collaboration with industry partners. He is the co-coordinator of the Centre for Net-Zero Industrial Policy which advances research and action to strengthen and mobilize Canada’s expertise in modern industrial policy, enabling strategic collaboration between government, industry, indigenous communities, labor, and financial institutions in pursuit of good jobs and a competitive economy.

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Derek Eaton, PhD

Director of Future Economy

Director of Future Economy at the Transition Accelerator, Derek Eaton is an economist with more than 30 years of experience in developing policy insights and recommendations to integrate sustainability into decision-making. Derek’s global career has ranged across the energy, agriculture, food, water, trade, investment, finance and innovation sectors. His professional focus has centered on understanding how economic change and transformation take place. He brings valuable insights from his experience working for the UN, government, research organizations, universities, think tanks and consulting spanning the research, policy and practice interface.

Prior to joining the Transition Accelerator, Derek was Senior Director of Public Policy Research at the Smart Prosperity Institute. Some of his previous positions include Principal Consultant, Technopolis Group (the Netherlands); VP Research, the Global Footprint Network (Oakland, CA and Switzerland); Executive Director, Centre for International Environmental Studies, Graduate Institute (Geneva), Green Economy Research Lead, United Nations Environment Programme (Geneva). Derek holds a PhD in Economics from Wageningen University, Netherlands.

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