Canada’s innovation policy framework needs a new paradigm and a major reboot

Between the pandemic's legacy, the soaring costs of climate change, and the deteriorating indicators of social well-being, innovation goals must now be directly aligned with Canadians' social and environmental needs.

Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, right, and Competition Commissioner Matthew Boswell greet each other at Canada's Competition Summit in Ottawa on Oct 5, 2023.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ANDREA NEMTIN AND TIM DRAIMIN

October 16, 2023

The most common themes about Canada’s growth-oriented innovation system are that it is unwieldy, expensive, and underperforming. The latest WIPO ...

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