The New Reality For Canadian Critical Infrastructure Planners: Navigating Superpower Dependencies

For decades, investment strategies in the critical infrastructure sector were predicated upon the efficiency and scale of key global manufacturing hubs, including China, and the legal certainty, technological sophistication, and capital depth of the world's leading economy, the United States. However, recent shifts in the geopolitical landscape suggest that the world's superpowers may now present unique, systemic risks to critical infrastructure in leading economies. From the erosion of international legal norms to the weaponization of digital infrastructure, Canadian and OECD country critical infrastructure planners are increasingly facing very challenging decisions when it comes to selecting international equipment and technology solution providers.