AI breakthroughs can make Canada far less vulnerable to trade shocks

If Canadian exporters can successfully use the latest AI and digital capabilities, the country’s trade mix will naturally become higher-value and faster-growth, and more widely distributed across markets.

International Trade Minister of Maninder Sidhu. Artificial intelligence breakthroughs, combined with a more digitized economy, radically expand Canadian trade options, writes Danielle Goldfarb.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY DANIELLE GOLDFARB

October 12, 2026

United States President Donald Trump’s import bans and 50-per-cent tariffs are the latest in a relentless series of shocks to Canadian trade. Ottawa is spending billions of dollars on infrastructure to move Canadian resources and agri-food products to global markets and re...

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