Canada being the best place to invest is a narrative only the Liberals believe

Canadian investors continue to flee their own country for more favourable investment climates.

With foreign investment of $66.8-billion in Canada in 2019 and Canadian investment abroad at $101.6-billion, it means that—on net—nearly $35-billion in investment left the country, write Fraser Institute economists. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Opinion

BY MILAGROS PALACIOS, NIELS VELDHUIS

March 11, 2020

Despite all the evidence, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his government, and those around them really believe their policies have made Canada the best place to invest. For example, on Feb. 27 the government's new Invest in Canada agency, headed by—wait f...

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