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Built to Reach: How institutional accountability shapes the reach of financial systems
Canada needs a greater diversity of accountability in financing institutions to reach all our viable enterprises.
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Over the past thirty years, most of the benefits of economic growth have gone to the wealthy. We want to help fix that with ideas and policies that create more opportunities for working people to build wealth and own assets.
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Mapping Canada’s Variable Geometry
In partnership with the Canadian Shield Institute and the Gloves Off podcast SCP built a map of Canada's new international agreements.
New research on the Big Banks and the businesses left behind
The productivity, resilience, inclusive growth and economic sovereignty objectives Canada is trying to achieve are not independent of its financing system. Canada ranks second-worst in the G7 as a place to be an entrepreneur, with 55 per cent of small-business owners saying they would not recommend starting a business here right now.
Are Canadian pension funds stepping up for Canada at this moment of threat? All signs point to maybe
Large Canadian pension plan OMERS announced earlier this week that it will attempt to increase its investments in Canada by $10B over the next five years. This is a good sign, says SCP CEO Matthew Mendelsohn, but announcements and good intentions will not be enough. The incentive structure for fund managers, and the allocation of resources across asset classes and geographies, will need to change if pension funds are able to deliver on what their contributors and beneficiaries expect of them.
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This special series features policy solutions that help more workers and communities profit from the value they create. We can redesign how our economy is owned so more Canadians benefit.
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