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Military drones, armored vehicles, and personnel operating in a mountainous forest valley
September 20, 2026 Opinion

What If Canada Quietly Built a 3-Million Robot-and-Drone Defence Force?

What if Canada’s relatively small military was misleading? Imagine a future Canada defended by two million robotic systems and one million drones, using AI, domestic manufacturing and the country’s enormous geography to make invasion virtually unthinkable.

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Collage of Canadian farms, livestock, harvest fields, food production, and farm market
September 1, 2026 Canadian Economy

Successful Canadian Businesses That Source, Produce and Sell at Home

Canada is rich in natural resources, agricultural products, skilled workers and entrepreneurial talent. Yet many products carrying a Canadian brand name are manufactured partlyβ€”or entirelyβ€”outside the country. A company may have a Canadian head office while importing its finished products. Another may manufacture in Canada using mostly imported ingredients or components. Both can contribute to […]

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Stylized map of North America with glowing interconnected routes
August 30, 2026 Canadian Economy

Canada’s Mineral Leverage: Why the U.S. Can’t Take Canadian Resources for Granted

Canada is often described as a country that depends heavily on access to the American market. That is true β€” but it is only half of the Canada–United States economic relationship. The United States also depends heavily on Canada. One of the clearest examples is minerals and metals. Canada possesses enormous reserves of critical minerals, […]

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Industrial port with grain silos, container ship, freight train, wind turbines, and mountains
August 28, 2026 Canadian Economy

What Canada Must Build for Economic Independence

Canada is one of the most resource-rich countries in the world. We produce oil, natural gas, hydroelectricity, uranium, lumber, minerals and enormous quantities of food. We also have an educated population, advanced industries and access to three oceans. Yet Canada remains economically vulnerable. We export many of our natural resources in a relatively unfinished form. […]

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