Labour stability is the missing link in Canada’s economic reboot

Without reform, Carney’s nation-building agenda risks being derailed by labour strife.

A central piece of Prime Minister Mark Carney's economic reboot has been overlooked: labour. Without a credible labour relations framework, large-scale infrastructure projects could grind to a halt before they begin, argue Julian Karaguesian and Daniel Safayeni. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY JULIAN KARAGUESIAN, DANIEL SAFAYENI

October 2, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney swept into office promising nothing less than an economic reboot. His government’s nation-building agenda—new trade corridors, ports, nuclear power, and pipelines—recalls the grand projects of Canada’s post-war era.

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