Harper’s ‘stewardship’ of the economy: Canada falls from competitiveness Top 10

From a stimulus thanks to the Liberals to this. Our quality of life diminishes. Our global standing crumbles. (Emphasis mine.)

The board said Canada must place more emphasis on improving its productivity if it wants to maintain its high standard of living and quality of life. 

“Canada should not be satisfied with its 12th place ranking,” said Michael Bloom, vice-president of Organizational Effectiveness and Learning at the Conference Board. 

“Businesses continue to underperform in using our peoples’ skills and knowledge to generate new or improved products, processes and services. And Canadian businesses do not appear to be adapting adequately to globalization or building effective global value chains as quickly as their international competitors.

By Jymn

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