Rewarding talent and nurturing the economy’s potential winners can help ensure prosperity that benefits the broadest swath of Canadians, federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau suggested at a policy conference in Toronto on Thursday. “So far, our approach is working,” Morneau said, when asked how Ottawa can square its investment in six sectors of the economy and spending on a handful of tech research hubs with the Liberals’ long-standing focus on inclusive growth. Morneau told the Public Policy Forum’s Growth Summit that the strategy is to focus on areas “that can make a big difference.”He said the government’s deliberate approach over the past 18 months has produced middle-class tax cuts, increases in child care benefits, falling unemployment, along with rising incomes and household spending. “The challenge is to keep making the investments to sustain that,” he said.

Source: thestar April 20, 2017 18:33 UTC