Former industry minister takes parting shot at Canada's risk-averse business community

Navdeep Bains earlier this spring spoke to me about his tenure as industry minister, which inevitably led to questions about Canada’s eroding competitiveness. He said that he thought he’d done a pretty good job of creating the conditions for a more innovative economy. But the corporate elite? Not so much. “The ball is back in business’s court,” Bains said. “Frankly, if businesses don’t do this, I think in the long run...