The country needs to get out of its risk-averse, red tape-laden procurement mindset. The new government can show leadership here.

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U.S. President Donald Trump has denigrated our sovereignty and threatened our livelihoods through a pernicious and unjustifiable trade war. Against this backdrop, we need to push back and build up the Canadian economy by urgently tackling our weak productivity and excessive reliance on the U.S. market.

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