Can Canada grow again? A discussion on the structural reforms needed to restore Canada’s long-term growth potential

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Canada’s weak economic growth reflects long-term productivity challenges that have accumulated over decades. Persistent underinvestment, weak business dynamism, and barriers to innovation and competition have left the country less competitive and less prosperous, raising a fundamental question: Can Canada grow again?

Join us for a timely, evidence-based discussion on the structural reforms needed to restore Canada’s long-term growth potential.

Acting Director of Domestic Policy Peter Copeland will join Senior Fellows Trevor Tombe and Tim Sargent to examine the deep-rooted factors behind Canada’s productivity slowdown — from investment, regulation, and internal trade barriers to state capacity and business competitiveness. They’ll also explore how these long-term challenges intersect with today’s policy debates, including renewed US tariff threats, the future of CUSMA and supply management, the limits and opportunities of trade diversification, and whether recent momentum on internal trade reform can be sustained.

Building on the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s latest work, this webinar will offer practical policy solutions to strengthen productivity, enhance Canada’s competitiveness, and restore the conditions for sustained long-term economic growth.