Hold the hype, and deliver more leadership in the innovation economy, please

While Canada can proudly call itself a player in some fields, Navdeep Bains and other members of the Trudeau government do the country a disservice by hyping our capabilities.
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains likes to portray Canada as a 'global innovation superstar,' yet if we are an innovation leader, or superstar, why have we been losing ground to others in manufacturing exports?
TORONTO—You might call it misleading advertising. Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains likes to portray Canada as a “global innovation superstar” and in a press release on his participation in Toronto’s Global Forum we were told he would talk about “Canada’s leadership in the innovation eco...

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