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