Issue brief

Energy, infrastructure, and productivity

Canada needs the capacity to build, produce, move goods, power communities, and raise living standards.

The problem

Canada cannot maintain public services, wages, defence capacity, or independence without productivity and infrastructure. Too often, the country talks about ambition while making it hard to build.

Why it matters

Productivity is not only a business statistic. It affects wages, affordability, public revenue, and whether Canada can act with confidence in the world.

What practical reform could look like

  • Faster approvals for needed infrastructure.
  • Reliable energy planning.
  • A serious industrial and trade strategy.
  • Public investment judged by delivery and results.

What citizens can do

Citizens can ask whether policies make it easier to build useful things, improve real wages, and strengthen Canadian independence.