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Working with America’s continental allies

Louise Blais believes now is the time for stronger economic collaboration between North American partners. She shares this perspective with Canadian Press ahead of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. “Starting this year, actually, there’s been a real […]

A new form of globalization

Robert Asselin joins Markham Hislop on Energi Media’s podcast to explain Canada’s approach to industrial strategy lags behind the United States and what Canadian policymakers can do to catch up. “[Industrial Strategy] is a new form of globalization… a more […]

This is Canada’s agri-food moment

Goldy Hyder highlights that Canada needs to begin to realign its thinking and leverage its strengths to improve global trade. He shares his perspective in a conference in Ottawa organized by the Canadian Global Affairs Institute about global food security […]

Preparing Canada’s growth strategy

Goldy Hyder joins BNN Bloomberg’s Amanda Lang on Taking Stock to discuss the risks highlighted in the joint report of fiscal sustainability and offer solutions for growing Canada’s economy. “What we need to do is be prepared, and that means […]

Achieving fiscal sustainability

Co-authored by David Dodge and Richard Dion in collaboration with Robert Asselin, the latest joint report by Bennett Jones and the Business Council of Canada demonstrates how the government’s current fiscal plan may not tell Canadians the full story about […]

How to become a nation of makers rather than takers

Robert Asselin joins Sean Speer on the Hub Dialogues podcast to discuss his Public Policy Forum paper on science policy in Canada and for a wide-ranging conversation on how a more effective industrial strategy can help the country boost innovation […]

Thinking in terms of outcomes instead of programs

Robert Asselin urges Canada to refocus and reorganize its innovation programs to position Canada for success. He shares his perspective in The Globe and Mail’s special series Per Capita that looks and explores the challenges facing Canada when it comes […]

Don’t miss our moment

Goldy Hyder says Budget 2023 is an opportunity for the government to refocus policies and strengthen the ability for Canadians to compete globally. He shares his perspective in an article by The Globe and Mail about the Business Council’s pre-budget letter […]

Defining the new frontiers of competitiveness

Robert Asselin joins the Market News’ FedSpeak podcast to discuss Canada’s current economic situation and the important balance between fiscal and monetary policy.  “Canada has to think more about its own competitiveness more seriously in terms of where the next […]

Impact of American industrial policy on Canadian competitiveness

Robert Asselin’s The Hub op-ed was cited in a column by the National Post’s John Ivison about the impact of American industrial strategy on Canadian competitiveness.