Focused on the future

摘要

When Professor Robert Mansell taught Stephen Harper economics at the University of Calgary,he left a lasting impression on the future prime minister.As managing director of the three-year-old ■ Institute for Sustainable Energy,Environment and Economy,Mansell has pulled a galaxy of intellectual stars to Calgary to map an economically and environmentally sustainable future for the hub of North America's fossil fuel production.7 Mansell has strong convictions about what path his country should take to avoid the mistakes of other oil-rich nations and to ensure lasting prosperity.And he has the ear of Canada's first prime minister with a working knowledge of the oil and gas industry.