Canada & The 21st Century
- Chrystia Freeland's tax changes smack much more of poetical expediency or desperation, dressed up as a campaign to single out the richest for not
- Chrystia Freeland's tax changes smack much more of poetical expediency or desperation, dressed up as a campaign to single out the richest for not
- Chrystia Freeland's tax changes smack much more of poetical expediency or desperation, dressed up as a campaign to single out the richest for not
- Canada’s productivity performance is weak, our innovation is inadequate, and we seem too pessimistic about the future.
- Canada’s productivity performance is weak, our innovation is inadequate, and we seem too pessimistic about the future.
- Canada’s productivity performance is weak, our innovation is inadequate, and we seem too pessimistic about the future.
- A plan has to be more than just a litany of fresh promises in one budget after another. Where is the strategy, and what
- A plan has to be more than just a litany of fresh promises in one budget after another. Where is the strategy, and what
- A plan has to be more than just a litany of fresh promises in one budget after another. Where is the strategy, and what
- The government presented another transactional budget that seeks to send an 'all’s well' kind of message when we need a frank and strategic budget
- The government presented another transactional budget that seeks to send an 'all’s well' kind of message when we need a frank and strategic budget
- The government presented another transactional budget that seeks to send an 'all’s well' kind of message when we need a frank and strategic budget
- Most of Canada’s young businesses with growth potential and proprietary technology can easily be acquired without consideration of the wider consequences for the country's future.
- Most of Canada’s young businesses with growth potential and proprietary technology can easily be acquired without consideration of the wider consequences for the country's future.
- Most of Canada’s young businesses with growth potential and proprietary technology can easily be acquired without consideration of the wider consequences for the country's future.
- Young people's high level of unhappiness should be taken very seriously, not just because of their lack of confidence in their futures, but also
- Young people's high level of unhappiness should be taken very seriously, not just because of their lack of confidence in their futures, but also
- Young people's high level of unhappiness should be taken very seriously, not just because of their lack of confidence in their futures, but also
- We must design a 21st century framework for a world where technology has already upended many our cultural policies, and threatens to do so
- We must design a 21st century framework for a world where technology has already upended many our cultural policies, and threatens to do so
- We must design a 21st century framework for a world where technology has already upended many our cultural policies, and threatens to do so
- Our system is still geared to an economy focused on investment in tangibles such as buildings, machinery, and equipment.
- Our system is still geared to an economy focused on investment in tangibles such as buildings, machinery, and equipment.
- Our system is still geared to an economy focused on investment in tangibles such as buildings, machinery, and equipment.
- But no one, it seems, has actually calculated what it would take to make Canada a world leader in innovation.
- But no one, it seems, has actually calculated what it would take to make Canada a world leader in innovation.
- But no one, it seems, has actually calculated what it would take to make Canada a world leader in innovation.
- Canadians now have the highest household debt relative to household income in the G7, and one of the poorest performances in innovation and productivity
- Canadians now have the highest household debt relative to household income in the G7, and one of the poorest performances in innovation and productivity
- Canadians now have the highest household debt relative to household income in the G7, and one of the poorest performances in innovation and productivity
- We need to build a new economy where innovation and productivity make real increases in per capita well-being in income and wealth generation to
- We need to build a new economy where innovation and productivity make real increases in per capita well-being in income and wealth generation to
- We need to build a new economy where innovation and productivity make real increases in per capita well-being in income and wealth generation to
- Leading economist David Autor argues that AI, if managed properly, could rebuild the middle class by opening up more workers to all kinds of
- Leading economist David Autor argues that AI, if managed properly, could rebuild the middle class by opening up more workers to all kinds of
- Leading economist David Autor argues that AI, if managed properly, could rebuild the middle class by opening up more workers to all kinds of
- The need for water security in the Prairies is a key part of the challenge if we also want food security. But, ultimately, this is
Opinion | February 12, 2024
Opinion | February 12, 2024
- The need for water security in the Prairies is a key part of the challenge if we also want food security. But, ultimately, this is
Opinion | February 12, 2024
- The need for water security in the Prairies is a key part of the challenge if we also want food security. But, ultimately, this is
- TORONTO—If an election were to be held today—assuming the polls are right—Pierre Poilievre would become our prime minister, heading what could even be a majority
- TORONTO—If an election were to be held today—assuming the polls are right—Pierre Poilievre would become our prime minister, heading what could even be a majority
- TORONTO—If an election were to be held today—assuming the polls are right—Pierre Poilievre would become our prime minister, heading what could even be a majority
- It doesn’t have to be that way, but it will be unless we develop the institutions, capacities, and will for a different future. That is
- It doesn’t have to be that way, but it will be unless we develop the institutions, capacities, and will for a different future. That is
- It doesn’t have to be that way, but it will be unless we develop the institutions, capacities, and will for a different future. That is
- What this paper from the three Innovation, Science and Economic Development analysts most importantly underlines is both the governmental failure to realistically acknowledge the
- What this paper from the three Innovation, Science and Economic Development analysts most importantly underlines is both the governmental failure to realistically acknowledge the
- What this paper from the three Innovation, Science and Economic Development analysts most importantly underlines is both the governmental failure to realistically acknowledge the
- Focusing only on recovery from the current economic slowdown is not the end game: that should be the creation of a new Canadian economy
- Focusing only on recovery from the current economic slowdown is not the end game: that should be the creation of a new Canadian economy
- Focusing only on recovery from the current economic slowdown is not the end game: that should be the creation of a new Canadian economy
- This is a world of despair, not hope. This extends well into the middle class, as consumer confidence surveys show. Per capita GDP continues to
- This is a world of despair, not hope. This extends well into the middle class, as consumer confidence surveys show. Per capita GDP continues to
- This is a world of despair, not hope. This extends well into the middle class, as consumer confidence surveys show. Per capita GDP continues to
- We lack an economy that can sustain our standard of living going forward. Without change, young Canadians face a much diminished future.
- We lack an economy that can sustain our standard of living going forward. Without change, young Canadians face a much diminished future.
- We lack an economy that can sustain our standard of living going forward. Without change, young Canadians face a much diminished future.
- We have made ourselves hostage to a declining industry—oil and gas—while failing to effectively develop a competitive green economy for the future. Where are the industries
- We have made ourselves hostage to a declining industry—oil and gas—while failing to effectively develop a competitive green economy for the future. Where are the industries
- We have made ourselves hostage to a declining industry—oil and gas—while failing to effectively develop a competitive green economy for the future. Where are the industries
- We must have a new mindset that puts a much higher priority in pursuing supply-side solutions in a supply-constrained world.
- We must have a new mindset that puts a much higher priority in pursuing supply-side solutions in a supply-constrained world.
- We must have a new mindset that puts a much higher priority in pursuing supply-side solutions in a supply-constrained world.
- In the absence of blood-sweat-and-tears leadership, there is a dangerous gap emerging between what’s needed and what we will achieve. It’s not too late to
- In the absence of blood-sweat-and-tears leadership, there is a dangerous gap emerging between what’s needed and what we will achieve. It’s not too late to
- In the absence of blood-sweat-and-tears leadership, there is a dangerous gap emerging between what’s needed and what we will achieve. It’s not too late to
- Now more than ever, Canadians need substance and forthright leadership on how we climb out of the current morass for a better future.
- Now more than ever, Canadians need substance and forthright leadership on how we climb out of the current morass for a better future.
- Now more than ever, Canadians need substance and forthright leadership on how we climb out of the current morass for a better future.
- It is the fundamental responsibility of a prime minster and the government he heads to demonstrate vision, define the big challenges the country faces,
- It is the fundamental responsibility of a prime minster and the government he heads to demonstrate vision, define the big challenges the country faces,
- It is the fundamental responsibility of a prime minster and the government he heads to demonstrate vision, define the big challenges the country faces,
- From geopolitical tensions to rising debt levels and aging, the effect of these trends is a reduction in the capacity of the supply side to respond
- From geopolitical tensions to rising debt levels and aging, the effect of these trends is a reduction in the capacity of the supply side to respond
- From geopolitical tensions to rising debt levels and aging, the effect of these trends is a reduction in the capacity of the supply side to respond
- If we could get an extra five percentage points of the Canadian Pension Plan and other institutional pools of capital currently flowing into foreign markets
- If we could get an extra five percentage points of the Canadian Pension Plan and other institutional pools of capital currently flowing into foreign markets
- If we could get an extra five percentage points of the Canadian Pension Plan and other institutional pools of capital currently flowing into foreign markets
- Canada has put off facing reality for too long; we cannot take our future for granted any longer. We need a government—and a country—that
- Canada has put off facing reality for too long; we cannot take our future for granted any longer. We need a government—and a country—that
- Canada has put off facing reality for too long; we cannot take our future for granted any longer. We need a government—and a country—that
- Four major Canadian-owned and headquartered corporations today all originated as Crown corporations. Our major electric power utilities are other examples of public policy pursuing major
- Four major Canadian-owned and headquartered corporations today all originated as Crown corporations. Our major electric power utilities are other examples of public policy pursuing major
- Four major Canadian-owned and headquartered corporations today all originated as Crown corporations. Our major electric power utilities are other examples of public policy pursuing major
- If, as Canadians, we want to make a serious contribution to a better world, rather than sounding like an echo for U.S. interests, our
- If, as Canadians, we want to make a serious contribution to a better world, rather than sounding like an echo for U.S. interests, our
- If, as Canadians, we want to make a serious contribution to a better world, rather than sounding like an echo for U.S. interests, our
- It is through their ownership of intellectual property that Canadians companies can prosper, grow, and take risks while funding new opportunities.
- It is through their ownership of intellectual property that Canadians companies can prosper, grow, and take risks while funding new opportunities.
- It is through their ownership of intellectual property that Canadians companies can prosper, grow, and take risks while funding new opportunities.
- The Trudeau government is pushing for a branch-plant economy with key business decisions for our economic future made elsewhere, while the wealth generated from these
- The Trudeau government is pushing for a branch-plant economy with key business decisions for our economic future made elsewhere, while the wealth generated from these
- The Trudeau government is pushing for a branch-plant economy with key business decisions for our economic future made elsewhere, while the wealth generated from these
- There are two big issues here: Investment Canada's lack of transparency, and the loss of young domestic firms scooped up by foreign multinationals thanks
- There are two big issues here: Investment Canada's lack of transparency, and the loss of young domestic firms scooped up by foreign multinationals thanks
- There are two big issues here: Investment Canada's lack of transparency, and the loss of young domestic firms scooped up by foreign multinationals thanks
- Ownership does matter. If so many of our corporate head offices are in other countries, then that's where Canada’s economic future will be decided.
- Ownership does matter. If so many of our corporate head offices are in other countries, then that's where Canada’s economic future will be decided.
- Ownership does matter. If so many of our corporate head offices are in other countries, then that's where Canada’s economic future will be decided.
- Some degree of long-term public equity may be the only answer if we want to ensure that a reasonable share of our mining sector
- Some degree of long-term public equity may be the only answer if we want to ensure that a reasonable share of our mining sector
- Some degree of long-term public equity may be the only answer if we want to ensure that a reasonable share of our mining sector
- We shouldn't have to wait for another global crisis to halt this geo-economic march to folly. But that seems to be our fate in
- We shouldn't have to wait for another global crisis to halt this geo-economic march to folly. But that seems to be our fate in
- We shouldn't have to wait for another global crisis to halt this geo-economic march to folly. But that seems to be our fate in
- While we are a supportive player, there is scant evidence that we really are the major player we see in our self-image. What we
- While we are a supportive player, there is scant evidence that we really are the major player we see in our self-image. What we
- While we are a supportive player, there is scant evidence that we really are the major player we see in our self-image. What we
- Who actually will own the new, big things to be built in Canada? Whose big new ideas will be used? Who will profit from the big,
- Who actually will own the new, big things to be built in Canada? Whose big new ideas will be used? Who will profit from the big,
- Who actually will own the new, big things to be built in Canada? Whose big new ideas will be used? Who will profit from the big,
