Roger Martin report lays out action plan for boosting productivity and competitiveness

A key Ontario think tank says that despite Canada’s enviable social and economic status, a so-called prosperity gap with the US is costing the federal government $90 billion a year in lost revenue. In a report entitled Realizing Canada’s Prosperity Potential, the Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity (ICP) calls for measures including changes to the tax system to increase investment, boost productivity and devise “broader and deeper support for innovation and commercialization”.