Walid Hejazi
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Sep 15, 2026
Scott MartinHOST
I think that they are.
Scott MartinHOST
Uh, that's my personal view.
Scott MartinHOST
But undoubtedly, another huge partner is China.
Scott MartinHOST
Now, there seems to be just this idea that China is, like, you know, maybe a couple projects, maybe they'll, we'll have a Huawei or something here, but, you know, it's not gonna happen, uh, full scale.
Avi LewisGUEST
It doesn't compute for me.
Nil KöksalHOST
Economist Walid Hejazi told our CBC News colleagues that the government could put terms into place to protect Canada's sovereignty in any potential deals that are made, as the government sets out on this course.
Nil KöksalHOST
He also pointed out Canada cannot afford to build all of these projects on its own.
Nil KöksalHOST
What do you say to that argument?
Thomas LewisCORRESPONDENT
Now, that economic transformation will require big overhauls to lots of aspects of Canada's economy.
Thomas LewisCORRESPONDENT
Investments that, as Walid Hejazi, a professor at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, explained to me on Friday, Canada at present cannot afford to fund on its own.
Waleed HejaziSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It's a statement to the rest of the world that Canada is very serious.
Waleed HejaziSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We want foreign investment.