Shaking Canada’s Foundations
Adjusted for population, Canada’s economy has barely grown in a decade. We have the third-weakest GDP per capita growth among the 38 OECD member countries.
Public sector spending and hiring has been strong, while private sector activity has stagnated. B.C.’s economy has done slightly better than other provinces, but only due to four mega capital projects that are now completed. Compounding these home-grown challenges, oureconomy now faces external challenges as President Trump upends global trading arrangements.
How does Canada shift from a growth model dependent on credit, population growth and public sector spending to one focused on improving the underlying conditions for private sector activity — and why does that matter? What policies can help ensure Canada and B.C. are on a sound economic footing?
These are just some of the questions our guest speaker, Dr. David Williams, Vice President of Policy at the Business Council of British Columbia, will address during his presentation Shaking Canada’s Foundations.
