John Ivison: How Canada became the sick man of North America
The Liberal government has helped to create an anti-growth climate that won't be easy to change
by John Ivison · National PostSaturday mornings are not generally a good time to start reading essays on public policy that run the length of the average Ken Follett or James Michener novel.
But last week I started reviewing a thought piece by three British writers from the Works in Progress online magazine — Ben Southwood, Samuel Hughes and Sam Bowman — on what they called the defining task of their generation: ending the stagnation that has seen Britain fall behind the developed world in economic dynamism.