Room for Improvement
This is a pretty interesting interview with a couple Canadian business leaders, who discuss where they think Canada can improve its economic performance in 2013. Beyond that it sort of serves as a year in review.
Some of the most insightful comments have to do with measures (tax credits etc.) that many people hoped would be passed in Ontario in 2012, but got delayed by McGuinty's departure and the prorogued parliament. Between that, and the arbitrariness that surrounded Nexen, it occurs to me that Government needs to get out of the way a bit and let Canadian companies capitalize on solid fundamentals - like Canadian retailers are doing. For all of his "small government" Fraser Institute approved blabber, Harper's Canada hasn't be as good at this as you might expect...
