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"If the Canadian government is serious about long-term growth, it must focus on how it can build cities and policies that attract people and businesses. But we

by plehoux 11y ago

"If the Canadian government is serious about long-term growth, it must focus on how it can build cities and policies that attract people and businesses. But we have not been headed in the right direction on this front." YES! I live in Quebec city and there is a rampant idea in the population that the status quo is the only way forward. More petroleum exploration, larger highways, big government mining investments/subsidies initiative like 'plan Nord', big fat houses in the suburbs that you can spin after 2 years for 20% gain... we never allow ourselves to think outside the box. I'm glad the US is 'embracing' successes like Space X, Tesla, Uber, AirBnb, ... to really show us what innovation looks like. You CANT innovate if your mind live in the status quo. With the $CAD drop and the rise of remote work we should also expect a massive brain drain... although it's anecdotal, my brother just accepted a job (remote from Quebec) for a US-based company at double the salary he would have got from a local one. That can't be good for locally-made innovation. Refs: http://www.petrolia-inc.com/en/corporate/projects/anticosti-project http://www.petrolia-inc.com/en/corporate/projects/anticosti-... http://plannord.gouv.qc.ca/en/ http://plannord.gouv.qc.ca/en/

chm 11y ago
Je ne crois pas que ce soit un problème isolé au Québec. Il me semble qu'après un certain âge, la plupart des gens réagissent moins bien au changement. Cela dit, je partage ton sentiment. Peut-être cette mentalité nous quittera-t-elle avec les Baby Boomers. Pour être plus positif: connais-tu le secteur aérospatial de Montréal? C'est une partie importante de l'économie qui est souvent méconnue (manifeste dans la réaction vis-à-vis l'aide d'un milliard de $ offerte à Bombardier). http://www.aeromontreal.ca/sector-aerospace/ http://www.aeromontreal.ca/sector-aerospace/
nickspacek 11y ago
Agreed with the harm to locally-made innovation. In my city (Fredericton, NB) the tech industry has hade (seemingly) more and more bigger companies (Raytheon, Siemens, Salesforce, IBM) setting up shop and bringing better wages. It's a double-edged sword. We have a pretty interesting startup scene, but those smaller companies (startups and consultants) are now finding it harder to compete with the salaries and benefits the large companies can offer.
- serge2k 11y ago
  That's the only way to really drive salaries up though. Which is the only way to retain talent when it is so easy to cross the border and start making a whole lot more.

by plehoux 11y ago

chm 11y ago

Je ne crois pas que ce soit un problème isolé au Québec. Il me semble qu'après un certain âge, la plupart des gens réagissent moins bien au changement. Cela dit, je partage ton sentiment. Peut-être cette mentalité nous quittera-t-elle avec les Baby Boomers. Pour être plus positif: connais-tu le secteur aérospatial de Montréal? C'est une partie importante de l'économie qui est souvent méconnue (manifeste dans la réaction vis-à-vis l'aide d'un milliard de $ offerte à Bombardier). http://www.aeromontreal.ca/sector-aerospace/ http://www.aeromontreal.ca/sector-aerospace/

nickspacek 11y ago

Agreed with the harm to locally-made innovation. In my city (Fredericton, NB) the tech industry has hade (seemingly) more and more bigger companies (Raytheon, Siemens, Salesforce, IBM) setting up shop and bringing better wages. It's a double-edged sword. We have a pretty interesting startup scene, but those smaller companies (startups and consultants) are now finding it harder to compete with the salaries and benefits the large companies can offer.

serge2k 11y ago
That's the only way to really drive salaries up though. Which is the only way to retain talent when it is so easy to cross the border and start making a whole lot more.