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Rodrigue Gilbert


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.

opinion | BY RODRIGUE GILBERT | February 23, 2026

Nation-building starts with builders

This country urgently needs to invest in skills training, take action to scale apprenticeships, and work with us to destigmatize careers in the trades.

opinion | BY RODRIGUE GILBERT | October 8, 2025

Trade, housing, prosperity: none of it happens without construction

The truth is this: if the government wants to build the economy of the future, they need to partner—urgently and seriously—with the sector that physically builds it.

opinion | BY RODRIGUE GILBERT | August 4, 2025

If we can’t move it, we can’t sell it: reducing Canada’s reliance on the U.S. demands a national trade infrastructure strategy

While peer nations have long-term strategies to build and maintain the infrastructure that supports trade, Canada stands alone among its global competitors in lacking a coherent plan. That needs to change. Now.