Dedicated funding for infrastructure supporting a low-carbon economy is one of the pillars of a new investment strategy, Canada’s prime minister said. Lower crude oil prices are hurting a Canadian economy that depends heavily on oil and natural gas exports. Exports from Canada largely target a U.S. economy that’s relying less on foreign reserves because of increased production from shale basins in the Lower 48. Government data show a national unemployment rate of 7 percent in Canada, compared with 4 percent in the United States. Monthly gross domestic product increased in August — the last full month for which data are available — by 0.1 percent for Canada, compared with 1.5 percent for the United States in […]