the conclusion of the article is that we ought to let the americans worry about innovation and just focus on producing raw materials. i'm not content with that. but, let's change what we think about innovation, and what we think about business. it is no doubt true that we cannot spend at the levels that are required to create an apple or an intel. but, do we want to?

canada is going to have unique concerns is transitioning out of the carbon economy, due to our unique climate. we may not be able to export this. but, we can use it for ourselves.

we also have unique growing concerns. i'm sick of importing fruit from california; we could build this ourselves at low cost, if we were to invest in the technology to automate indoor growing services.

there's plenty of more examples that have to do with things like public transit, housing, garbage collection and recycling...

in this rush to service the rest of the world, we've lost track of what we need, ourselves. and, isn't that what really matters? we don't just need a shift in economic philosophy, we also need a shift in priorities.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/on-the-economy-what-next-when-the-election-is-over/article26335844/