We’ve got all the ingredients to make Canada an innovation leader. So why aren’t we?

Despite innovation-related initiatives that span generations, political parties, and governments, we’re still not getting a globally competitive return on our investment.

Science Minister Kirsty Duncan has announced big federal investments in discovery research. But despite many successes, Canada continues to struggle to reliably apply great discoveries in ways that create opportunity, wealth, and jobs in Canada, says ISG Senator Colin Deacon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ISG SENATOR COLIN DEACON

February 13, 2019

If a Canadian innovates but no users benefit, did the innovation ever really happen? This “tree falling in the woods” analogy focuses on an important question: if we cannot reliably generate social benefits and economic opportunities (jobs and wealth, in other words) from our exceptional resear...

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