&quot;If the Canadian government is serious about long-term growth, it must focus on how it can build cities and policies that attract people and businesses. But we have not been headed in the right direction on this front.&quot;<p>YES!<p>I live in Quebec city and there is a rampant idea in the population that the status quo is the only way forward. More petroleum exploration, larger highways, big government mining investments&#x2F;subsidies initiative like &#x27;plan Nord&#x27;, big fat houses in the suburbs that you can spin after 2 years for 20% gain... we never allow ourselves to think outside the box.<p>I&#x27;m glad the US is &#x27;embracing&#x27; successes like Space X, Tesla, Uber, AirBnb, ... to really show us what innovation looks like. You CANT innovate if your mind live in the status quo.<p>With the $CAD drop and the rise of remote work we should also expect a massive brain drain... although it&#x27;s anecdotal, my brother just accepted a job (remote from Quebec) for a US-based company at double the salary he would have got from a local one. That can&#x27;t be good for locally-made innovation.<p>Refs:
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