The Lawrence National Centre for Policy & Management is pleased to present the policy brief: Unlocking Canadian Competitive Advantage: A system-of-systems approach to policymaking for steering Canada’s economic path to long-term, inclusive growth in the aftermath of COVID-19.
Executive Summary:
As Canada’s economy transitions into a recovery phase, the challenge policymakers face is two-fold: They must manage the health crisis, while also focusing on longer-term policy issues to ensure future prosperity. But how should Canada approach policymaking to steer its economic path to long-term, inclusive growth in the aftermath of COVID-19? This brief will discuss key insights from a framework developed by Lawrence National Centre to guide such policymaking. The framework builds on the concept of unlocking Canadian competitive advantage by leveraging Canada’s existing strengths and addressing key gaps in certain socio-economic pillars. Because of the interconnectedness of the pillars, the framework recommends a system-of-systems approach to policymaking to set the stage for robust, inclusive growth.