Since 2022, real general government gross fixed capital formation has been rising steadily, and with the new measures announced in the federal government’s 2025 budget, it will likely continue increasing. Real business investment, however, has been moving in the opposite direction. While more government investment in areas such as defence and infrastructure can support growth […]
From: Will FalkTo: Healthcare AI Watchers Date: November 25, 2025Re: Conductor Needed for Healthcare’s Growing AI Orchestra Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming how clinicians make decisions, replacing traditional search and reference tools. Global health internet search volumes are down by 30 percent since June of 2024, according to The Economist. “AI clinical decision support” is […]
Planned AI adoption rose sharply between Q3 2024 and Q3 2025, but progress remains highly uneven across industries. Knowledge-intensive sectors – such as information and cultural industries, finance and insurance, and healthcare – show the strongest gains, while several goods-producing and operational sectors, including manufacturing, wholesale trade, and mining, show stagnant or declining expectations.
From: Michael WernickTo: Public service observers Date: November 19, 2025Re: The Deadweight of Dogma on Public Service Reform Too much discussion of the state, or government, or the public sector, treats it as a monolith. It is treated like the equations you see in first year economics, with no further unpacking. Moreover, much of the commentary […]
From: John Manley To: Productivity watchersDate: November 18, 2025Re: Flow-Through Shares Could Ignite Tech Innovation Canada is quietly exporting its future prosperity – not through trade deals or natural resources, but through the steady departure of our most promising entrepreneurs. Only 32.4 percent of Canadian-led, high-potential startups launched in 2024 were headquartered in Canada, according […]
The federal government must clearly define a framework for responsible, widespread AI innovation – one that encourages beneficial development and adoption while setting firm expectations about the harms innovators must avoid.
From: John LesterTo: Canadians Concerned About Federal SpendingDate: November 5, 2025Re: Curing Canada’s Innovation Ills Canada faces a persistent productivity challenge that directly affects our national prosperity. At its core lies weak investment in machinery and equipment, and lacklustre innovation. I propose a set of targeted reforms aimed at fixing Canada’s innovation ills. Strengthening intellectual […]
Published in The Hill Times. Business and hockey share the same playbook: innovation, agility, and speed. If we want to keep our talent, intellectual property, firms, and revenues here at home, Canada needs to move from defending to scoring. The second quarter of 2025 saw a drop in both GDP and labour productivity. My recent study […]
Think Canada has a productivity problem? Polytechnique Montreal’s Catherine Beaudry connects the dots between productivity, innovation, and one of the country’s other big issues: scaling-up small businesses.
Think Canada has a productivity problem? Polytechnique Montreal’s Catherine Beaudry connects the dots between productivity, innovation, and one of the country’s other big issues: scaling-up small businesses.
From: Catherine BeaudryTo: Innovation ObserversDate: October 30, 2025Re: How to Get Canada’s Innovation Skaters Back in the Game Business and hockey share the same playbook: innovation, agility, and speed. If we want to keep our talent, intellectual property, firms, and revenues here at home, Canada needs to move from defending to scoring. The second […]
Published in The Hill Times. Business and hockey share the same playbook: innovation, agility, and speed. If we want to keep our talent, intellectual property, firms, and revenues here at home, Canada needs to move from defending to scoring. The second quarter of 2025 saw a drop in both GDP and labour productivity. My recent study […]
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Since 2022, real general government gross fixed capital formation has been rising steadily, and with the new measures announced in the federal government’s 2025 budget, it will likely continue increasing. Real business investment, however, has been moving in the opposite direction. While more government investment in areas such as defence and infrastructure can support growth […] 
From: Will FalkTo: Healthcare AI Watchers Date: November 25, 2025Re: Conductor Needed for Healthcare’s Growing AI Orchestra Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming how clinicians make decisions, replacing traditional search and reference tools. Global health internet search volumes are down by 30 percent since June of 2024, according to The Economist. “AI clinical decision support” is […] 
Planned AI adoption rose sharply between Q3 2024 and Q3 2025, but progress remains highly uneven across industries. Knowledge-intensive sectors – such as information and cultural industries, finance and insurance, and healthcare – show the strongest gains, while several goods-producing and operational sectors, including manufacturing, wholesale trade, and mining, show stagnant or declining expectations. 
From: Michael WernickTo: Public service observers Date: November 19, 2025Re: The Deadweight of Dogma on Public Service Reform Too much discussion of the state, or government, or the public sector, treats it as a monolith. It is treated like the equations you see in first year economics, with no further unpacking. Moreover, much of the commentary […] 
The federal government must clearly define a framework for responsible, widespread AI innovation – one that encourages beneficial development and adoption while setting firm expectations about the harms innovators must avoid. 
From: John LesterTo: Canadians Concerned About Federal SpendingDate: November 5, 2025Re: Curing Canada’s Innovation Ills Canada faces a persistent productivity challenge that directly affects our national prosperity. At its core lies weak investment in machinery and equipment, and lacklustre innovation. I propose a set of targeted reforms aimed at fixing Canada’s innovation ills. Strengthening intellectual […] 
Published in The Hill Times. Business and hockey share the same playbook: innovation, agility, and speed. If we want to keep our talent, intellectual property, firms, and revenues here at home, Canada needs to move from defending to scoring. The second quarter of 2025 saw a drop in both GDP and labour productivity. My recent study […] 
Think Canada has a productivity problem? Polytechnique Montreal’s Catherine Beaudry connects the dots between productivity, innovation, and one of the country’s other big issues: scaling-up small businesses. 
From: Catherine BeaudryTo: Innovation ObserversDate: October 30, 2025Re: How to Get Canada’s Innovation Skaters Back in the Game Business and hockey share the same playbook: innovation, agility, and speed. If we want to keep our talent, intellectual property, firms, and revenues here at home, Canada needs to move from defending to scoring. The second […]