Co-ops key to building nation of innovators

Co-operatives often fail to fit program or policy criteria as a “business,” or face costly delays and barriers to growth, such as those that result from disparities between the Canadian Cooperatives Act and individual provincial acts, which limit co-operatives’ ability to trade and expand across provinces.

In his department's Building a Nation of Innovators report, Innovation Minister calls for innovators who are 'ready, willing and determined to play a long game to achieve sustainable and economic social success,' writes Gay Lea Foods' president, Michael Barrett. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MICHAEL BARRETT

March 12, 2019

When the average Canadian hears the word co-operative or “co-op,” they may think of anything from mountain equipment, to housing, to, I would hope, dairy products. Co-ops bring key services and products to Canadians, benefitting entrepreneurs and communities along...

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