Turning goals into results

In a country of many competing interests and multiple governments, getting them all to co-ordinate their activities to achieve the ambitious goals outlined at the beginning of this piece will be complicated and difficult.

Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre. Canada's ambitious goals will require major initiatives by all levels of government, and by the private sector, as well as co-ordination between sectors if they are to be achieved efficiently and in a timely manner, writes Michael Hatfield.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MICHAEL HATFIELD

July 2, 2025

For governments, setting goals is easy. Achieving them is more complicated.

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