Why spend $6 million to lecture people on how to be more productive? Will this “partnership” take a look at the productivity destroying structure of supply mismanagement, or how Dougie Ford’s embargo on Crown Royal has much the same effect? I somehow doubt it.
The federal government has announced a $6 million grant aimed at improving Canada’s economic productivity through a cross-country research partnership.
The funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada is to be spread out over 15 years.
” spread out over 15 years.”
So they’re stealing another $6 million, eh?
How productive of them.
Surely this is a joke item. $6M spread over 15 years?! $400,000 a year! Literally nothing will be left for disbursement once the consultants write a plan of what to do. I recommend the minister’s neighbour.
The best way to improve productivity is to not have the government try to figure out how to improve productivity.
That 6 million will be eaten up on air travel, hotels and food alone.
“Over the full period from 1981 to 2024, labour productivity increased by approximately 127% in the United States but in Canada by only about 61%.”
Canadians suck because of over-regulation by government and much less of an entrepreneurial culture.
$6 million will do nothing to cure that.
This, really has nothing to do with anything other than filling an office with people that have no practical applicable working skills.
They went to school for a long time and need a job. Ever helpful government will supply with added virtue that it is good for theoretical something.
Think of it as an alternative to welfare for long term schools.
People? What people? WTF?
There is an election on the horizon.
Elections cost money.
$1K per day consultant, $750 per day analyst, per diems and travel will eat this up nicely.
Who’s (sister, PoC, significant other, etc.) is getting this career contract?
“Canada has relatively higher labour productivity in just one area: agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting”
Hmmmmmm, want to bet the six million dollars is to avoid the obvious answer.
Grit, and traditions – something that’s passed down not painted over, and certainly not forgotten.
It’s $6 million to “research” how to lecture people on being more productive.
Canada is uninvestible.
– Kevin O’Leary