Case Comment Sustainability Lost: Comments On 'Planning For A Sustainable Future: A Federal Sustainable Development Strategy For Canada'

摘要

Planning for a Sustainable Future} the draft federal government strategy for sustainable development that was released for comment earlier this year, is both welcome as an acknowledgment that the challenges of sustainable development remain to be addressed, and discouraging in its failure to clarify the nature of those challenges and the means through which they may be systematically and most effectively addressed. On the positive side, Planning for a Sustainable Future correctly recognizes that a successful strategy for sustainable development (SDS) must integrate decision-making across a broad institutional and jurisdictional landscape. This is essential if we are to ensure policy and program coherence. The draft strategy also provides for explicit, pan-jurisdictional/institutional expenditure planning and accounting with respect to all undertakings likely to affect Canada's progress towards (or away from) sustainable economic development.