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Innovation and the budget: much policy left on the table

Following on the work of the Advisory Council on Economic Growth, the 2017 budget was long billed as the 'Innovation Budget'. While the Trudeau government’s plans to boost innovation were said to have been trimmed somewhat by uncertainty surrounding the economic impact of the Trump presidency, the budget still contained innovation investment. Economist Jack Mintz breaks it down.

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BY JACK M. MINTZ
April 24, 2017

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