For years, policy wonks, academics and politicians have bemoaned Canada's lacklustre record on innovation.
Although this country has traditionally parlayed its rich resource base and proximity to the U.S. into one of the world's leading economies, that game will end, the economic soothsayers warn.
Brains, not brawn, will dictate tomorrow's economic winners, we're told. And in this race, the Great White North is quickly losing its competitive edge. Surveys routinely list such countries as Switzerland, Sweden, Singapore, Germany, Finland and the Netherlands ahead of Canada on the innovation scale.
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Author: Gary Lamphier
