Foreign investment rules designed for an economy that no longer exists

Most of Canada’s young businesses with growth potential and proprietary technology can easily be acquired without consideration of the wider consequences for the country's future.

Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada appears to be more fixated on the "wheat and steel" economy rather than the intangibles economy, writes David Crane.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY DAVID CRANE

April 8, 2024

TORONTO—Canada is selling off its future—and we will pay a big price in lost jobs, in lost exports, in lost innovation, in lost productivity, in lost wealth creation to finance our healthcare and education, and in lost potential.

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