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Lynn Côté

Lynn Côté

Executive Director of the Canada Cleantech Alliance, previously National Lead Cleantech at Export Development Canada (EDC).

Sep 2, 2026

TheFutureEconomy.ca Podcast

TheFutureEconomy.ca Podcast

Canada’s Cleantech Opportunity: How to Turn Innovation Into Global Champions

Sep 2 · 34m

John CookHOST
14:43
Okay, Lynn, what surprised you the most?
Lynn Côté
Lynn CôtéGUEST
14:46
I think what surprised me is when I was at Export Development Canada, I remember we did one of the first offshore wind deals.
Lynn Côté
Lynn CôtéGUEST
14:54
It was considered very risky at the time.
Lynn Côté
Lynn CôtéGUEST
14:56
And we actually, the deal won like deal of the year.
Lynn Côté
Lynn CôtéGUEST
15:00
Now it's like, oh yeah, you know.
Lynn Côté
Lynn CôtéGUEST
15:02
Another one.
Lynn Côté
Lynn CôtéGUEST
15:03
So a lot of the solar and wind, how it went, and I would say in a 10 to 12 year period, went from being, oh, we're not sure.

7 MINS LATER

John CookHOST
21:47
What do we need to do? The top three, four things.

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