Low levels of capital investment and expenditures on research and development contribute to Canada’s slow productivity growth.
economic growth
April 11, 2022
3:03PM
In the last year of reliable data before the pandemic, government spending in Nova Scotia represented 60.2 per cent of the economy.
February 2, 2022
12:05PM
Free markets, not central planning, deliver economic growth and social harmony.
October 18, 2021
2:12PM
During the Trudeau period, business investment actually declined by 0.2 per cent.
October 7, 2021
5:27PM
It’s important for policymakers to recognize the severity of Ontario’s growth problem, how long-lived it has been, and the challenge of weak business investment that could impede future growth.
September 17, 2021
3:00AM
According to estimates, economic growth is maximized when government spending is about 26 per cent of GDP.
August 25, 2021
10:36AM
Canada has the fifth-highest level of total government debt among 29 industrialized countries.
July 22, 2021
8:32AM
This government’s policies depart from the consensus of previous governments both Liberal and Conservative.
July 19, 2021
12:13PM
At least 90 per cent of net job creation in Ontario took place either in the Greater Toronto Area or Ottawa.
July 5, 2021
9:36AM
The Ford government plans to invest $100 million of taxpayer money in technology companies.