private-sector investment

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Maritimes had lowest levels of per-worker private-sector investment in Canada

Government spending in Nova Scotia encompassed 60.2 per cent of the economy.


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Nova Scotia needs much more private-sector investment

The province's private-sector investment per worker was $11,300—the lowest level in Canada and 47 per cent below the national average.


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Morneau slams Trudeau government—then doubles-down on its misguided policies

Low levels of capital investment and expenditures on research and development contribute to Canada’s slow productivity growth.


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Next federal government should spur business investment to help raise living standards

A majority of industries in Canada reduced investments in machinery, equipment and intellectual property products.


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Canada does not need a modern ‘Marshall Plan’ after COVID

After the COVID crisis has passed, Ottawa should find ways to encourage private-sector investment and hiring.


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Canadian policymakers should learn from Trump’s supply-side success

Private-sector capital spending in the U.S. picked up substantially after President Trump took office.


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Statistics Canada’s latest survey on investment intentions for 2018 found that private-sector investment is slated to fall again this year.


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In a famous explanation of why voters choose the governments they do, a 1990s-era adviser to Bill Clinton remarked, “It’s the economy, stupid.” That’s not wholly accurate; voters toss parties out (and vote parties in) on matters other than unemployment rates and incomes. The recent Alberta election is only the most obvious example.