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Roger L. Martin
Ottawa, March 10, 2006
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The Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity
Mandate
To measure and monitor Ontario’s
competitiveness, productivity, and economic
progress compared to other provinces and
the US states and to report to the
public on a regular basis.
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Rebalancing Priorities For Canada’s Prosperity
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Prosperity perspective 2006
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Continuing prosperity and productivity
challenge
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Rebalancing toward investment
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Taxing smarter to motivate investment
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Rebalancing market and governance
structures
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Recommendations for prosperity
Canada’s Economy Out Performs Most Others
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Canada’s Prosperity Gap Has Widened
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Stakeholders Can Consume Today and Invest for Future Prosperity
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Investing Leads to Higher Prosperity
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Consumption is the Benefit of Prior Investment
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Rebalancing Priorities For Prosperity
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Prosperity perspective 2006
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Continuing prosperity and productivity
challenge
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Rebalancing toward investment
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Taxing smarter to motivate investment
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Rebalancing market and governance
structures
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Recommendations for prosperity
Canada’s Productivity Gap is the Major Source of its Prosperity Gap
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The Institute Assesses Measurable Elements of GDP Per Capita
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Canada’s Demographic Profile Will Continue To Be An Advantage
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Canada’s Participation Rate Has Rebounded
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Canada’s Employment Rate Has Improved
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Canada Has Higher Utilization Of Working Aged Population
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Canada Has A Persistent Gap In Hours Worked
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Lower Productivity Drives Canada’s Prosperity Gap with US
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Urbanization Drives Productivity
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Rebalancing Priorities For Prosperity
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Prosperity perspective 2006
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Continuing prosperity and productivity
challenge

Rebalancing toward investment
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Taxing smarter to motivate investment
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Rebalancing market and governance
structures
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Recommendations for prosperity
AIMS Drives Prosperity; Prosperity Drives AIMS
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Ontarians Have Positive Attitudes Toward Competition and Prosperity
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Canada’s Businesses Continue to Under Invest
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Governments Shifted from Investment to Consumption
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Canadians Under Invest in Post Secondary Education
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Canada Trails in Degrees Conferred
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Higher Education Leads to Higher Economic Returns
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Rebalancing Priorities For Prosperity
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Prosperity perspective 2006

Continuing prosperity and productivity
challenge

Rebalancing toward investment
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Taxing smarter to motivate investment

Rebalancing market and governance
structures
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Recommendations for prosperity
Some Taxes are Smarter than Others
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Canada Has High Taxes on Business Investment
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Rebalancing Priorities For Prosperity
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
Prosperity perspective 2006

Continuing prosperity and productivity
challenge

Rebalancing toward investment

Taxing smarter to motivate investment

Rebalancing market and governance
structures

Recommendations for prosperity
Effective Innovation System Has Pressure and Support Across 3 Components
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Canada Trails Significantly in Business R&D
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Venture Capital Experience in Canada Close to US
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Canada’s Venture Capital Returns Have Been Weak
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Canadian Start-ups Have Weak Access to Management Talent
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Canada Trails in Business Degrees Conferred
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Fiscal Federalism Has Narrowed Regional Income Gaps More in Canada than US
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Regional Gaps in GDP Higher in Canada than US and Not Closing Faster
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Rebalancing Priorities For Prosperity
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
Prosperity perspective 2006

Continuing prosperity and productivity
challenge

Rebalancing toward investment

Taxing smarter to motivate investment

Rebalancing market and governance
structures

Recommendations for prosperity
Canadians Need to Choose a New Path for Prosperity
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Roger L. Martin
Ottawa, March 10, 2006
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