Canada needs strong per capita economy growth, but can Morneau deliver?

We don't just need strong economic growth. We need strong per capita economic growth. But what if he can’t deliver?

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau, pictured March 22, 2016, at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building, after releasing the federal budget. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY DAVID CRANE

July 18, 2016

TORONTO—In his first budget speech in March, Finance Minister Bill Morneau declared: “what the Canadian middle class needs most is strong economic growth.” But we don't just need strong economic growth. We need strong per capita economic growth. But what if he can’t deliver? This is a que...

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