Tag: Canada
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Canada and innovation – mediocre industrial policy at its finest
Canada’s national newspaper has published a new article on the “state of innovation” in the country. Quite similar to many past articles it has published on this topic in the past, but let’s explore some of the highlights and then dig into them. A lot to dig into, but let’s expand on some of this…
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Canada and the eternal quest for a foreign economic saviour
I had to let a few weeks pass after the recent visit of Chancellor Scholz to Canada (where this blog is based). I needed the time to let my anger subside at the recurring theme in Canada’s industrial policy – the zombie-like resilience of the staples trap! But this time it isn’t furs, or timber,…