Stories by Philip Cross
Government must help businesses, not just households, to sustain economic recovery
It will be a hollow victory to help individuals survive the first stage of the crisis, but then have their jobs disappear later this year or next.
Even worse than slowing economic growth by diverting resources into less desirable activities, imposing such a choice undermines democracy.
The experience of other nations confirms that just spending more on infrastructure without the over-riding goal of boosting productivity does not help the economy.
Not being able to quickly and efficiently move goods across the nation and to export markets further damages Canada’s attractiveness to international investors.
A CPP expansion would be a blunt solution to a narrow and largely subjective issue, say Philip Cross and Sean Speer.Author
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