The Trudeau government's influential team of economic advisers unveiled a batch of growth-lifting recommendations Thursday that focused on immigration, infrastructure and investment strategies. The objective, the experts say, is to double Canada's projected growth trajectory and add an eye-popping $15,000 to the annual incomes of Canadian households by 2030. The recommendations zeroed in on three areas: productivity-boosting infrastructure, attracting more foreign investment and opening Canada's doors wider to a larger number of talented immigrants. The council's ideas come just days before Morneau is to deliver an economic and fiscal update on Nov. 1. Economic prospectsThe official Opposition Conservatives questioned the need for the recommendations when the government is already projecting large deficits.

Source: CBC News October 20, 2016 23:08 UTC