CCI Statement on the 2025 Federal Election Results

Major news networks have declared that the Liberal Party of Canada has won a mandate to govern in the 2025 federal election. On behalf of our members, CCI President Benjamin Bergen issued the following statement regarding the election outcome:

“On behalf of Canada’s innovators, I congratulate Prime Minister Mark Carney on receiving a mandate from Canadians to lead our country through a time of profound economic change. Canadians have sent a clear message: They have given Prime Minister Carney and his team a mandate to innovate. Canadians want a government focused on strengthening economic security, building domestic capacity and restoring Canada’s sovereignty in a more competitive world.

We look forward to working with Prime Minister Carney’s government to turn this mandate into meaningful action that secures prosperity for every generation, and we are encouraged to see that we are already on the same page. During the election campaign, the Liberal Party listened to innovators, and clearly took inspiration from our What Innovators Need to Scale policy brief. But the real test will be in delivery. Campaign promises will only translate into economic prosperity if the Liberal government can buckle down and follow through with the hard work of governing.

To defend our sovereignty and our way of life, Canada’s economy must be rapidly reoriented to account for American hostility and unpredictability. We can no longer afford to rely on foreign branch plants for our own long-term prosperity. Canada must become the best place to build and scale global companies—creating jobs, wealth, and opportunity for all Canadians. While we will always be a trading nation, our future demands greater self-reliance by backing homegrown innovators.

Canadian innovators look forward to meeting with Prime Minister Carney at the first opportunity to talk about how the federal government and homegrown scaling companies can work together to make our country more resilient, sovereign and secure.”

Next week, CCI will publish A Mandate to Innovate, our post-election playbook for driving economic growth and prosperity; register here to attend the launch event.

Media Contact:
James McLeod
jmcleod@canadianinnovators.org

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