The productivity crisis holding Canada's economy back

Trevor Tombe, professor of economics at the University of Calgary, discusses his major SSHRC research grant to study Canada's productivity crisis. He explains why productivity matters for living standards, healthcare funding, and addressing inequality, while challenging the notion that productivity growth conflicts with equity goals.

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