Trust, Foresight, and Canadian Leadership: Reading the Convergences Reshaping Our Careers

Hope + Possibilities: Trust, Leadership + Strategic Foresight · Sep 29, 2026 · 24m

I'm looking at the current breakdown in the Canada–U.S. relationship — tariffs, trust, and everything in between — through the lens of my own career, and what it means for Canadian leadership at a moment of real convergence between politics, economics, and the future of work. For 16.5 years I worked for the American division of a Canadian company, hired under the premise that I could "pass" as American, complete with a Buffalo mailing address and rehearsed small talk about Buffalo traffic and snow. I unpack why I started trying to move out of that role in 2016, what the return of…