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Stephen Harper Calls for a More Competitive Canada

Thought Leader: Stephen Harper
October 1, 2026

As tensions continue to reshape the economic relationship between Canada and the United States, former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is calling on Canada to strengthen its economy at home while building deeper connections to markets around the world.

Speaking at Canada’s national investment summit, Harper addressed the challenges facing Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government amid its trade dispute with the United States. While supporting the government’s decision to walk away from the latest round of U.S. trade negotiations, Harper argued that external pressures alone cannot explain Canada’s economic challenges. He called for the country to become more competitive domestically, remove barriers to growth, capitalize on its natural resources, expand its international economic relationships, and reduce its longstanding reliance on the United States.

Harper’s remarks reflect the perspective of a former head of government who spent nearly a decade navigating international trade, economic policy, and Canada’s relationship with its largest trading partner. As organizations confront shifting alliances, trade uncertainty, and an increasingly complex global economy, Harper offers audiences firsthand insight into the intersection of geopolitics, economic competitiveness, leadership, and global markets.

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