Communities deserve more support as the global economy changes

Most of the current economic development programs take a top-down approach with little local involvement, and that has to change.

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has threatened to pull the rug out from Canada’s goods and energy producers. Dozens of communities will be susceptible to workforce disruption from the energy transition in the coming decades, writes Rachel Samson. Flickr photograph by Gage Skidmore

Opinion

BY RACHEL SAMSON

January 14, 2025

The uncertainty facing Canada’s goods and energy producers is dizzying. They were already dealing with daunting challenges from an accelerating energy transition, domestic regulations, and geopolitical conflict. Now, our largest trading partner

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