Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
On this episode of Canadian Innovators, host Jocelyn Bamford welcomes back former Liberal cabinet minister Dan McTeague, president of Canadians for Affordable Energy, to unpack the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) the little-known organization co-created by Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Dan explains how GFANZ pressures banks and insurers to restrict capital to businesses that don't comply with net-zero targets, what that means for Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises, and his candid advice on the Canada–U.S. trade relationship.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Welcome & introducing Dan McTeague
1:15 – What's new at Canadians for Affordable Energy
2:07 – What is GFANZ? Carney and the UN climate agenda
3:56 – How the U.S. nearly hit GFANZ with antitrust action
5:39 – Who's really behind the alliance
8:38 – The impact on small and medium-sized business
11:09 – Carney in his own words (2021 Bank of England clip)
14:15 – How business owners can push back
16:23 – The Canada–U.S. trade deal
19:42 – Dan's advice to the government
21:37 – Closing thoughts
GUESTS
Dan McTeague - President of Canadians For Affordable Energy
Canadian Innovators
Host: Jocelyn Bamford
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#CanadianInnovators #JocelynBamford #DanMcTeague #CanadiansForAffordableEnergy #GFANZ #NetZero #MarkCarney #CanadianEconomy #EnergyPolicy #AffordableEnergy #SmallBusinessCanada #CanadianPolitics #CarbonTax #CanadaUSTrade #Entrepreneurship
On this episode of Canadian Innovators, host Jocelyn Bamford welcomes back former Liberal cabinet minister Dan McTeague, president of Canadians for Affordable Energy, to unpack the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) the little-known organization co-created by Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Dan explains how GFANZ pressures banks and insurers to restrict capital to businesses that don't comply with net-zero targets, what that means for Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises, and his candid advice on the Canada–U.S. trade relationship.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Welcome & introducing Dan McTeague
1:15 – What's new at Canadians for Affordable Energy
2:07 – What is GFANZ? Carney and the UN climate agenda
3:56 – How the U.S. nearly hit GFANZ with antitrust action
5:39 – Who's really behind the alliance
8:38 – The impact on small and medium-sized business
11:09 – Carney in his own words (2021 Bank of England clip)
14:15 – How business owners can push back
16:23 – The Canada–U.S. trade deal
19:42 – Dan's advice to the government
21:37 – Closing thoughts
GUESTS
Dan McTeague - President of Canadians For Affordable Energy
Canadian Innovators
Host: Jocelyn Bamford
FOLLOW US
• Subscribe: youtube.com/@TheNewsForum
• Twitter/X: https://x.com/thenewsforum_
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/the-news-forum
TAGS
#CanadianInnovators #JocelynBamford #DanMcTeague #CanadiansForAffordableEnergy #GFANZ #NetZero #MarkCarney #CanadianEconomy #EnergyPolicy #AffordableEnergy #SmallBusinessCanada #CanadianPolitics #CarbonTax #CanadaUSTrade #Entrepreneurship
