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To foster domestic innovation, Canada needs less intellectual property rights, not more

Canada has an innovation problem for which there is no magic bullet. To address it, Canada must consider different levers, including reforming R&D tax credits and R&D grants, investing in human capital, and fostering more competition.

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To foster domestic innovation, Canada needs less intellectual property rights, not more

Canada has an innovation problem for which there is no magic bullet. To address it, Canada must consider different levers, including reforming R&D tax credits and R&D grants, investing in human capital, and fostering more competition.

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