Among slogans and political advertising this election season, one line is curiously missing: “Get Rich From Your Ideas!” Even the leaders’ debate devoted entirely to the economy showed that our political leaders have no interest in addressing innovation. The words “entrepreneur” and “innovation economy” only made it into party talking points this past week.
This is troubling for two reasons: 1. Entrepreneurs commercializing ideas is how new and enormous wealth is generated in the innovation economy; 2. Canada’s prosperity depends on succeeding in the global innovation economy.
