Post by Lauren Gillett Clarke

Parliament may be recessed, but Canada's economic and geopolitical agenda is accelerating. This week, Prime Minister Mark Carney travelled to Türkiye for the NATO Summit before heading to Saudi Arabia for an investment-focused visit. At home, conversations around pipelines, infrastructure and economic corridors gained momentum. Together, these developments offer an early glimpse into the priorities shaping the Carney government’s agenda: 🌎 Expanding Canada’s global partnerships 🛡️ Strengthening defence and economic security 👷 Building the infrastructure and industries needed to compete In this week’s Savvy Citizen 👇 🇹🇷 Canada’s role at NATO, the submarine procurement decision and the new Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB) 🇸🇦 Carney’s visit to Saudi Arabia and the opportunities and challenges of economic diplomacy 🇵🇭 Canada’s growing Indo-Pacific partnerships and the importance of diversification 🏗️ The Canada–British Columbia Cooperative Prosperity Agreement and the push to build strategic infrastructure ⛽ The renewed debate over energy corridors and what it means for Canada’s economic future ⚖️ The difficult choices behind major projects, economic growth and public confidence 📖 ~10-minute read #Canada #Government #CdnPoli #CanadianPolitics #PublicPolicy #Leadership #NATO #ForeignPolicy #EconomicGrowth #Infrastructure #Energy #Trade #Geopolitics