Economic diversification is important, but, to extend your metaphor a bit, I would say that “skating to where the puck is going” doesn't necessarily mean you need to put what you're doing on the bench. It can mean looking at the industries you currently have in a province, or a country, and examining ways to make them more innovative—looking at ways to reduce their carbon emissions, so they continue to produce in ways that are going to be beneficial in a new economy.
I think there's a combination where.... Yes, economic diversification is important, but we should not limit Canada's economic future simply to new industries. We have a long, successful history in many industries here, which, through innovative techniques and new technology, could continue to deliver economic benefits for many decades to come.