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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
Agreed! I see no reason why renewables should not be continually invested in and we should be leaders in R&D to that effect. Hate the UCP’s approach to renewables/ solar just makes no sense at all. And Canada should be an energy leader not just an oil and gas leader (but, that too).
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I applied for a job several years ago. As part of the application process, they gave me an assignment to research Canada's innovation ranking in the world. It was incredibly sobering to see where we ranked compared to nations smaller than us, and we had been sinking for years.
It's captured pretty well here:
https://www.wipo.int/web-publication...4-results.html
There's no reason for this other than we have consistently outsourced our innovation to other countries and not done enough to ensure that dollars made off of Canadians and Canadian resources stay in the Canadian economy.
EDIT: I also don't think it's a coincidence that most of the countries in the top 10 have heavily subsidized or completely socialized post-secondary.