Competitiveness of Canadian economy matters a lot for our future

We need major structural changes, and cultural changes, in our economy to accelerate its transition to a knowledge economy based on investments in intangibles such as R&D, software, branding, employee training, and organizational innovation.

As we approach the 2019 budget, which Finance Minister Bill Morneau will table in the House on March 19 at 4 p.m., and the next federal election, much of the economic data flowing out of Statistics Canada is not encouraging.The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY DAVID CRANE

March 11, 2019

TORONTO—As we approach the 2019 budget and the next federal election, much of the economic data flowing out of Statistics Canada is not encouraging. This is not good news for the governing Liberals, though the Conservatives or NDP have had little, if anything, to offer so far in credible new ideas...

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