Limits of a laissez-faire approach to economic development
In his column about the news that Canada’s largest patent holder, BlackBerry, is looking to sell a majority of its intellectual property, the Financial Post‘s Kevin Carmichael highlights the position of our latest report “Powering A Strong Recovery: An Economic Growth Plan For Canada.” He emphasizes the message that Canada can lay claim to impressive R&D capability in AI and other emerging sectors, but it has to translate this into significant commercial outcomes and world-leading firms.