Pipelines and algorithms aren’t going to save us

The federal government’s economic priorities have not focused on the local businesses and non-profits that sustain the country’s daily life and economic well-being.

Smaller businesses, locally owned enterprises, not-for-profits, and social enterprises are automatic stabilizers in the face of tariff threats that are outside our control, writes Matthew Mendelsohn. Unsplash photograph by Simona Sergi

Opinion

BY MATTHEW MENDELSOHN

October 22, 2025

If you came down from Mars and followed Canadian news this past year, you would think our economic well-being was contingent on natural resources, energy, and infrastructure development. And that, in the future, we will need to complement that foundation with a focus on tech...

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