Article by Robert Asselin, CEO, U15 Canada | Published August 29, 2025 in the Hub
We no longer inhabit a world where Canada can count on the restoration of unfettered free trade with the United States. That era is gone, and with it the comforting assumption that our prosperity can be secured by access to the American market.
Some will argue that protectionism is cyclical and that trade agreements like CUSMA still anchor stability. But agreements matter less when rules can be bent overnight by tariffs or export controls. Even “stable” trade frameworks can be weaponized. Canada must plan for a world where economic coercion is a permanent feature of the landscape….
Robert Asselin: How Canada can compete in a weaponized world economy – The Hub