• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

My Newsroom - powered by Martin Charlton Communications

Saskatchewan's Trusted News Source - powered by Martin Charlton Communications

  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • Home
  • Construction
  • Agriculture
  • Economy
  • Healthcare
  • Engineering
  • Sports
  • Business Blogs
  • About
chart_3[1]
You are here: Home / Economy / An Old Dog Can Learn New Tricks

MyNewsroom / July 28, 2021

An Old Dog Can Learn New Tricks

Think back two years ago….were you using Zoom or Teams to conduct meetings or sales calls on a daily basis?

Canada has always been a poor performer on things such as new technology development, productivity and innovation. We consistently lag behind countries in Europe and the US on this front and tend to invest less in R & D than other nations.

A new thought piece penned by the economists at TD Canada Trust put those two things together…the fact that we trail on productivity and innovation and the pandemic. They noted that we were able to quickly adopt new technology when the pandemic hit – platforms such as Teams or Zoom have become routine for even the most mature among us.

They say that is proof we are capable of embracing technology and innovation…we just need to get on with it. That may require more government investment in basic research while fostering policies that encourage industry to direct more investment towards R & D. And we may need to improve competition, particularly inter-provincial trade, to encourage higher performance levels.

Filed Under: Economy Tagged With: economy

MyNewsroom

The latest news in your inbox

Receive email updates from MyNewsroom and Martin Charlton Communications, including daily Paul Martin Commentaries.

Sign up

Primary Sidebar

The latest news in your inbox

Receive email updates from MyNewsroom and Martin Charlton Communications, including daily Paul Martin Commentaries.

Sign up

Featured

Federal government tackles bureaucratic bloat

July 11, 2025 By MyNewsroom

Saskatchewan pursuing critical mineral exploration and development

July 10, 2025 By MyNewsroom

Will Carney government live up to cost cutting expectations

July 9, 2025 By MyNewsroom

Footer

wetellyourstories.ca & mynewsroom.ca powered by
Martin Charlton Communications – Tel: 306 584 1000

Add your stories to mynewsroom

Connect with us

  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter

© 2025 · mynewsroom.ca