RelatedEnter, then, Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s hand-picked 14-member panel known as the Advisory Council on Economic Growth, which published its first report for Morneau Thursday. Second, new or reworked rules and policies around attracting foreign investment could, within a few years, add more than $40 billion in new economic growth. He has spent the last several weeks touring the country holding roundtable discussions as he looks for good ideas to spur new investment, innovation and, ultimately, economic growth. But after promising voters last fall that Liberals, and only Liberals, could boost the fortunes of the middle class, these consultations are also exercises in acquiring political capital. “When (Liberals) are talking about promoting economic growth, as an economist, I say, yeah, that’s clearly where you want to go.

Source: National Post October 20, 2016 23:00 UTC