Canada has all the ingredients for success, and a few challenges, too

Canada is in an enviable position and we must seize the opportunity presented by our great wealth and the potential we have to serve our communities and the world, and to prosper at the same time. Canada should be known not only as a country with immense natural resources but one with a wealth of ideas and talent.

Canadians do face a few challenges: our population is both aging and sparsely spread across the country, labour costs are generally higher, and we need to invest in new methods and smart technologies so our smaller population can accomplish work of the highest quality and value.Image courtesy of Pixabay

Opinion

BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE

October 16, 2023

If you walk down the street and ask passersby “What is Canada’s biggest challenge?” you are likely to get as many answers as the number of people you ask: housing, inflation, homelessness, the cost of food, national security, wildfires, climate change, etc. And if you ...

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