<time datetime="2018-09-13T11:25:16-04:00">September 13, 2018</time>

Weak business investment is a threat to Canada’s future prosperity, according to a new report published by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Tooling up: Canada Needs More Robust Capital Investment,”…

<time datetime="2018-07-26T00:00:01-04:00">July 26, 2018</time>

Canada’s performance in attracting foreign direct investment faces serious headwinds, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Foreign Direct Investment in Canada – The Case for…

<time datetime="2017-03-24T11:43:59-04:00">March 24, 2017</time>

Business investment per worker in Canada is at its worst level compared to the United States in more than a quarter century, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Equipment Failure:…

<time datetime="2015-12-16T00:00:37-05:00">December 16, 2015</time>

For the first time since the 2008-2009 economic crisis and recession, capital investment by business has declined, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “A Crisis of Capital: Canadian…

<time datetime="2015-09-02T14:14:26-04:00">September 2, 2015</time>

Economic growth from technological innovation tends to spring up in unpredictable places, creating winners and losers, states a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Mushrooms and Yeast:…

<time datetime="2014-08-27T13:45:41-04:00">August 27, 2014</time>

Policymakers should not overreact to perceptions of corporate ‘dead money’, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “It’s Alive! Corporate Cash and Business Investment,” author Finn…

Intelligence Memos
From: Charles Plant To: Productivity observers Date: September 5, 2023 Re: Marketing and Sales are Canada’s Missing Productivity Link Our national productivity gap has spurred…
Op-Ed
Our national “productivity gap” has spurred analyses, reports and media articles for decades. While public debate in Canada has focused on productivity improvement for more than 50 years, we have…
Intelligence Memos
From: Benjamin Dachis To: The Hon. Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities Date: March 31, 2023 Re: The Canada Infrastructure Bank Legislative Review In…