Canada has 0.5 percent of the world’s people and is its 10th-largest food exporter. Ottawa is letting that edge rust

**Editorial Summary** This piece argues Canada is squandering a structural competitive advantage in global food exports by prioritizing domestic affordability over sector competitiveness—a policy misalignment exemplified by federal investment in grocery competition rather than agricultural R&D. The argument is well-supported by concrete data (Canada's ranking slide from 5th to 7th globally, the 22% grocery price increase, weak innovation output conversion rates) and makes a compelling case that symptom-treatment (state groceries) displaces necessary structural investment.