On Thursday, October 30 at the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (ENVI) in Ottawa, Resource Works’ managing director Margareta Dovgal warned that Canada’s standard of living still “relies on the production and export of in-demand commodities.”
She argued that the country’s mix of raw materials, skilled workers, and mature regulation remains a competitive edge, if policymakers provide clear, durable signals to investors. She pressed for policy continuity that “cannot be easily reversed” to build long-term certainty, and called for accelerating mining approvals and reducing permitting delays so manufacturers can count on secure domestic inputs.
Dovgal also highlighted Indigenous-industry partnerships as part of a pragmatic pathway to economic reconciliation and growth.
Check out her full appearance before ENVI at ParlVU (12:22:35).
