The digital economy will not power a recovery
What we need to spark a meaningful recovery is a big boost to the demand side of the economy in the form of higher wages and more public investment.
Science and Tech for All
-
-
Tax credits are not the way to boost innovation
It is, to say the least, rare for a business-dominated advisory panel to the Harper government to suggest that targeted spending programs are more efficient than tax cuts.
-
Innovation: re-thinking the role of the state
In Canada’s particular context, left economic thinkers surmised that the role of the state is not only to foster equality, but to also help set the direction of the economy since domestic entrepreneurs were proving inadequate to the task.
