Long way to go before Canada becomes innovative nation
TORONTO—The Trudeau government’s promise to deliver greater prosperity and opportunity for the middle class will depend crucially on its success in propelling Canada forward as a truly innovative nation. It’s why there’s an intense activity underway today to draft a new innovation agenda for the country. But it’s a big challenge. More than incremental improvement […]
Canada struggles to make little companies big
Canada has become better at taking innovative ideas from concept to commercial startups, but is failing at scaling those companies to become successful international companies, according to experts. “The end goal of innovation policy should be to … create globally competitive companies to compete on the basis of innovation,” said Micheál Kelly, dean of the […]
Making defence procurement part of innovation agenda has detractors and fans
The defence industry’s proposal to change the country’s procurement strategy to better encourage innovation is opposed by some industry analysts, though some experts say it could work. “A made-in-Canada defence industrial policy would help the government better connect and coordinate its existing suite of policies, programs, and tools to enhance innovation-led growth using defence procurement,” said Christyn […]
Innovation: 10-03-2016
Ag Minister MacAulay ‘not one bit concerned’ by international trade challenge threat
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay said he was “not one bit concerned” Thursday about an international lobbying campaign for a legal challenge against a new Canadian dairy industry agreement. “I never was very big on threats in my life,” he said during an appearance before the Senate Agriculture and Forestry Committee. Mr. MacAulay (Cardigan, P.E.I.) dismissed the push […]
Prosperity doesn’t come from spending taxpayer dollars: Bernier
Say what you want about Conservative MP Maxime Bernier; he knows what his priorities are in his quest to become the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. “The economy, the economy, the economy,” he said in an interview with The Hill Times last week when asked what the most important issues are to […]
Hottest lobbying issues this fall
As the House begins its fall session, heavy lobbying is about to start again. Looking at the top 10 topics in active registrations on the federal lobbyists’ registry, as of Sept. 15, these are likely to be among the topics most often discussed between lobbyists and public office holders: industry, international trade, environment, taxation and […]
U.S. lobbyists cheesed off over proposed Canadian dairy policy
Lobby groups in the United States, European Union, and three other countries are leaning on their governments to launch trade challenges against Canada, arguing that proposed changes to help Canada’s dairy farmers compete with diafiltered milk imports amount to a violation of trade law. Canadian dairy producers and processors are working to ratify a national […]
Investing in innovation: getting to three per cent of GDP
In a global knowledge economy, Canada’s competitiveness depends more than ever on increasing our capacity for research and innovation. Despite having some of the best universities, most talented researchers, and innovative companies, many Canadians would be surprised to learn just how far behind we are internationally when it comes to our support for research. A […]
Advancements in biotech and life sciences provide robust benefits for Canada
As minister of innovation, science, and economic development, my top priority is the development and implementation of an inclusive innovation agenda that positions Canada as a global centre for innovation. In so doing, the agenda will create well-paying jobs for the middle class, drive growth across industries, and improve the quality of life of all […]
