Erin O’Toole: There was a time Canada really did build, baby, build

July 4, 2025

I helped kick off the Transition Accelerator’s “Building the Future Economy Summit” in Ottawa last week. With the tongue-in-cheek informal title of “Get Sh*t Done,” the conference brought together leaders from industry, academia, finance, Indigenous groups, and the non-profit sector. Asked to help frame the moment the country and the world are facing, I began with a slide featuring the Gagen painting…