What bull. I'm as concerned about coddling as anyone but there's no evidence here that this is why we're not producing "globally disruptive companies that propel our country forward". As if we could possibly find one single reason for that. And this statement is absurd: "we have lost our appetite for dreaming big. We're too preoccupied with playing nice, playing within the rules and prioritizing politeness, which has bred a level of egalitarianism that's detrimental to the way we do business." Welcome to Canada! This has been the complaint since time immemorial and why people with real gumption have always fled to the US where the real cut and thrust is.