In his latest op-ed for The Hill Times, Digital Governance Council CEO, Keith Jansa, examines how the next Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) renegotiation will be shaped by rising U.S. trade tensions and the growing fusion of economic and security policy.

Jansa argues that Canada’s long-standing neglect of the digital and intangible economy has left the country structurally vulnerable, particularly as standards, data governance, and digital infrastructure become instruments of geopolitical power. He underscores the importance of sovereign standards, trusted certification regimes, and resilient digital governance as core levers for strengthening Canada’s digital economy and preserving national sovereignty.

As global competition shifts toward rule-setting power and security-driven trade policy, Jansa calls on Canada to move from importing standards to exporting trust, backed by domestic institutions, procurement and equivalency agreements that allow Canadian firms to scale internationally.

Read the full article in The Hill Times: “The coming CUSMA squeeze and how security policy will rewrite the trade terms.”