Green transition offers a chance for Canadian wealth creation
Providing patient, long-term capital for our future winners is critical.
Canada has to focus on becoming a genuine innovation nation
If Canadians want a better-performing economy, then much more attention will have to be focused on innovation-driven productivity, skills training, and bringing more Canadians into the workforce and keeping them there for longer. But immigration will also matter.
Canada can generate billions of dollars by tapping into inclusive business models
Inclusive Business Models that use anchor institutions as a strategy to encourage investment could be an excellent way to ramp up Canada’s productivity.
We need to seize our potential now for young Canadians
There remain too many troubling signs that the concern is still not enough to redefine our priorities to ensure young Canadians have good cause to be optimistic about the future.
Is Canada broken? The IMF says no, but we do need to boost our productivity
A new IMF report provides a balanced view of where Canada is at than the mangled exchanges and accusations between our supposedly adult parliamentarians.
Canada needs a fresh approach on innovation
Innovation is about bringing new ideas to market. This, built on technological progress and investment in intangibles, is the key source of productivity-boosting economic growth.
Immigrants back regularization for undocumented people
Regularization is not about rewarding lawbreakers; it’s about rectifying systemic failings that leave many people vulnerable and uncertain.
New report shows Canada’s economic weaknesses date back to 2006, covering Harper and Trudeau years
The Bennett Jones report sets out some directions in taxation, competition, immigration, investment, and the green energy transition, but no policy map. It also warns that we will have to choose between spending cutbacks or broad-based tax increases as government spending will need to be focused on investment, not consumption.
Economic development advocacy leads in May, besting environment talks for first month in 2024
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited communicated last month about mining in the Arctic and the company’s Hope Bay project.
Our political leaders are afraid to confront Canadians with the challenges we face for a better future
The big issues facing Canada will likely be sidelined since neither Liberals nor Conservatives want to face up to them even though this country’s future is really what the election should be about. Will we end up with disenchanted voters, worn out by partisan half-truths and efforts to demonize political opponents, and a low voter turnout?
