OTTAWA — Prepare for turbulence.
Janice Gross Stein, political scientist and international relations expert, told the Canadian Crops conference the next 10 years will be full of it, thanks to competition between countries.
“Great power competition is back. It is back with a vengeance,” she said. “It’s not going away.”
Stein said the world has to find its feet again and figure out how to deal with one another.
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Agriculture has to prepare for the decade ahead by supporting grower organizations and lobbies. She said it’s their role to explain to government ministers and officials what they need to know to ensure a solid future.
“We need to combine the assets in the room today,” she said to a full house representing a cross-section of the Canadian grain and oilseed sector.
Stein also said it’s critical that governments and organizations visit countries, particularly in the Indo-Pacific region where growth is expected to be the largest, to open and maintain markets through the turbulent times.
“It is all about showing up. You show up once and then you show up again, and again, and again,” she said, adding that is the single most important prerequisite of success in these countries.
The conference continues today.
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