Canada can’t trade on hope

Canada does not have the luxury of moving slowly. Because the world is getting less stable—and our closest trading partner is getting less predictable.

Wayne Long, Secretary of State responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency and Financial Institutions, said the Trade Diversification Corridors Fund allows investment in projects across the country 'to expand Canada’s reach and help double our overseas exports within a decade,' in a Finance press release on Nov. 8, 2025.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY RODRIGUE GILBERT

February 23, 2026

For the first time in a long time, Ottawa seems serious about trade infrastructure.

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