Bains overpromises on superclusters

It all sounds too good to be true, and it is. While some good is inevitable if some $2-billion or more is to be spent over five years, despite the fact that the productivity of research spending has fallen significantly, the extravagant language that is so typical of the current government is hugely misleading.

Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, pictured in this file photo on the Hill. One of the best examples of the Trudeau government’s practice of overpromising is the superclusters project of Mr. Bains' department, writes David Crane. The Hill Times file photograph

Opinion

BY DAVID CRANE

September 18, 2017

TORONTO—One of the best examples of the Trudeau government’s practice of overpromising is the superclusters project of Industry, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains. With $950-million to be spread out over five years and to be matched by industry, the plan is to fund about h...

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