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Canada's innovation conundrum
Five years ago, the special expert panel on innovation in Canada, chaired by Tom Jenkins, tabled its report, which outlined several policy recommendations for improving Canada’s lackluster research and development portfolio. Last week, the IRPP released a report by Andrei Sulzenko that looks at whether governments have followed up on the Jenkins Report’s recommendations, and what must be done to achieve the current government’s goal of turning Canada into an « innovation powerhouse.
What the U.S. NAFTA demands mean for Canada
Andrei Sulzenko is a former Canadian trade negotiator and is currently Executive Fellow at the School of Public Policy, University of Calgary Reports Thursday say the Trump administration is moving forward on setting out its NAFTA renegotiation objectives for Congressional review. Although still in draft form, there are no great surprises, and there may be more smoke and mirrors than fire below.
Canada must be fearless when talking NAFTA with Trump
Andrei Sulzenko was a negotiator for the Canada-U.S. free-trade agreement and is currently executive fellow at the School of Public Policy, University of Calgary. There is much hand-wringing in Canada about the Trump administration’s call to renegotiate the North American free-trade agreement. Indeed, the prospect itself is disruptive, as business abhors uncertainty about as much as misguided policy. It is also true that NAFTA, like any trade agreement, can always be modernized and improved.
A U.S. federal sales tax would sure beat Trump's ‘border tax adjustments’
It is difficult to discern what president-elect Donald Trump’s tweets regarding a “border tax adjustment” are about, other than further jawboning of U.S. companies. Adding the word tax to the lexicon on trade does, however, underline the complex interplay of policy instruments and their sometimes unintended consequences. At a macro level, the U.S. tax system has a number of features that are increasingly at odds with major competitors, including Canada.
How to fix Canada's innovation conundrum
In its inaugural budget, the federal Liberal government vowed to develop a bold, new innovation agenda as the centrepiece of its strategy to bolster long-term economic growth. This was the right call, not only because it plays well—who would disagree with Canada becoming “a centre of global innovation?”—but also because innovation-driven productivity growth is unequivocally essential for our future prosperity.
Canada’s Innovation Conundrum: Five Years After the Jenkins Report
In these circumstances, the government’s desire to underpin Canada’s future economic performance with a renewed innovation agenda is undoubtedly the right policy inclination. But to be successful, this agenda must go beyond the traditional focus on R&D. It requires a smart combination of microeconomic carrots and sticks to create a more comprehensive, pro-innovation business climate in Canada.
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