Business investment in the Canada hasn't been this bad since the Dirty '30s
C.D. Howe Institute's William Robson explains what 'really awful' business investment means to the economy
William Robson, chief executive of the C.D. Howe Institute, talks with Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about the dismal state of business investment in Canada. Capital per worker has been dropping since the middle of the last decade, a situation not seen in this country since the 1930s depression and the Second World War. Robson explains why the rise in immigration alongside declining capital investment does not bode well for Canada’s economy.
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