Why Canada needs a nation-wide public telecom
SaskTel — a publicly-owned telecommunications company — already enjoys significant market share in Saskatchewan, forcing the big guys to lower their prices to compete.
Science and Tech
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Putting equity first in the regulation of digital platforms
We must continue to apply pressure on the government, platform actors and regulators alike to take action before the severities of virtual hate rhetoric become our permanent reality.
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Why a Green New Deal could spark a technological revolution
Articulating a new vision for a more secure and equal society is needed to create the right political conditions for unlocking the potential of green energy technologies.
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Public investment and the innovation agenda
The innovation agenda marks another incremental turn away from “framework” economic development policies. But the shift is unlikely to be transformational unless it is scaled up and accompanied by a greater role for long-term public investment.
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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.
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Government investment can reverse Canada’s business innovation deficit
While the resource economy and traditional manufacturing struggle, we have largely failed to build new sources of wealth in knowledge intensive goods and services.
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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.
