Africa is rising, and a generational budget is on the table. Canada must deliver

Canada must now decide what kind of global leader it will be. With the right amount of emphasis on the African continent, the fall budget will mark that legacy.

African Union Commissioner for Trade and Industry Albert Muchanga. The African continent holds some of the most promising markets in the world, despite Canada’s tendency to overlook them, writes Anthony Salloum.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ANTHONY SALLOUM

October 6, 2025

While parliamentarians are preparing for the tabling of the fall budget this November, Canadians are hoping for change. This budget will answer a defining question: will we carve bold paths for global leadership, or remain stuck in old habits?

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