Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1717 - Can Canada Close the Sale? From Investment Promises to Getting Things Built with Mawakina Bafale -

Canada has energy, critical minerals, uranium, hydroelectricity, world-class universities, talent, capital and access to global markets. But can the country turn those advantages into real investment—and actual projects?Brian Crombie is joined by Mawakina Bafale, Research Officer at the C.D. Howe Institute and co-author of The Investment Summit Made the Pitch, But the Sale Isn’t Closed, to examine Canada’s challenge of converting investment commitments into economic growth.They discuss productivity, business investment, taxes, regulation, interprovincial trade barriers, project approvals and what global investors need to see before committing billions of dollars to Canada.Brian then closes with “Canada: Now Build It,” arguing that announcements and investment commitments are only the beginning. The real measure of success will be the mines, pipelines, ports, railways, transmission lines, AI infrastructure and Canadian companies that actually get built.Canada has spent years talking about its potential. The question now is whether it can execute.The world has heard the sales pitch. Now comes the part that matters: build it.