Liberals should heed David Dodge’s plan to fix the economy

It’s time we came to grips with the reality that Canada does not have an economy today that can deliver good jobs and the wealth we need to sustain and expand the public goods we value.

Former Bank of Canada governor David Dodge released a paper in September recommending a plan to get Canada's stagnant economy on track. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is in charge of crafting the government's plan, which will be unveiled in the upcoming Throne Speech and the next budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, file photograph

Opinion

BY DAVID CRANE

September 21, 2020

TORONTO—David Dodge has done Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland a huge favour. The former deputy minister of finance and governor of the Bank of Canada has told them what they should do if they really want to build back better. In a policy paper that correctly de...

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