Opinion: Canada’s innovation paradox is a business problem and being ‘nice’ won’t fix it

Canada’s innovation story is a split-screen. It scores well on the inputs to innovation — institutions, talent, research quality and even access to venture capital — according to the latest Global Innovation Index (GII). Unfortunately the picture is very different for outputs: chronic underperformance on the things that really matter for prosperity: patents, high-tech exports, value-added products and services and premium pricing. Read More