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O’Toole, Singh cross-country stops show both on the offensive as Trudeau tries to ‘hold back a dam that’s showing cracks,’ pollsters say

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole's strategy of holding virtual events is seen as a way to reach more Canadians while positioning himself as responsible amid a pandemic election.

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BY MATT HORWOOD
August 30, 2021

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Canada’s missing life sciences industrial strategy is leaving economic growth on the table

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The federal Biomanufacturing and Life Sciences Strategy, released in 2021, did not result in needed policy changes or alignment of federal departments and investments. In contrast, other top-tier countries place life sciences at the centre of industrial strategies and align the sector with talent, trade, research and development, innovation and infrastructure.

Canada’s missing life sciences industrial strategy is leaving economic growth on the table

OpinionBY MICHELLE MCLEAN

The federal Biomanufacturing and Life Sciences Strategy, released in 2021, did not result in needed policy changes or alignment of federal departments and investments. In contrast, other top-tier countries place life sciences at the centre of industrial strategies and align the sector with talent, trade, research and development, innovation and infrastructure.

O’Toole, Singh cross-country stops show both on the offensive as Trudeau tries to ‘hold back a dam that’s showing cracks,’ pollsters say

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole's strategy of holding virtual events is seen as a way to reach more Canadians while positioning himself as responsible amid a pandemic election.

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