Build smarter, baby: Canada needs to transform the way we make things

Canada has the talent and the technology to navigate this historic shift. We have abundant resources, skilled workers, world-leading research, a vibrant technology sector, and a dynamic manufacturing base that has proven it can compete with its counterparts south of the border.

Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon, pictured on the Hill on Sept. 15, 2025, recently said: 'AI is a tool that’s embedded in all manufacturing. It is not a silo. AI is the DNA of manufacturing,' which is how we get economic and social value out of technologies, writes Jayson Myers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY JAYSON MYERS

September 24, 2025

Canada stands at a watershed moment. The days when our economic health rested on easy access to the American market are over. Whatever trading regimes emerge in its place, one thing is certain: making the same things in the same old ways will not deliver the prosperity and e...

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