Canada needs a new growth agenda

More Canadian talent will be motivated to move south unless we can do much better on innovation and productivity.

Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured in a scrum on the Hill. Dynamic growth should be our national priority. We know we have much talent and potential in the Canadian population for remarkable innovation, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY DAVID CRANE

August 19, 2024

TORONTO—It is a sign of our misplaced priorities for the future, and it should worry us. As a hoped-for cut in interest rates approaches, there is much talk about how this may rejuvenate real-estate values and boost the potential sale price of our homes, but much less...

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