Canadian Economy’s Underperformance Pre-Dates COVID and Is ‘Worsening’: Study

Canadian Economy’s Underperformance Pre-Dates COVID and Is ‘Worsening’: Study
A Canadian dollar coin is pictured in this illustration picture taken in Toronto, Jan. 23, 2015. Reuters/Mark Blinch
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Canada’s economy was being outperformed by many of its peer countries before the COVID-19 crash of 2020 due to lags in key sectors such as business investment, says a public policy think tank.

The Fraser Institute released a study on Aug. 7 comparing Canada to other developed countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).