Canadian agri-product policy project

The information in this report is presented in 3 stages: • Summary of implications and conclusions from our analysis of the external and internal environments • Proposed statements of vision and mission for the agri-products sector • Clear statements of strategic intent within public policy that would assist the sector in achieving the vision and mission ANALYSIS IMPLICATIONS WHAT ARE THE OPPORTUN [...] Research, including that from the OECD (2006), the Fraser Institute (Veldhuis and Clemens, 2006), the Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity at the University of Toronto (2006), the C. D. Howe Institute (Chen and Mintz, 2003), Conference Board of Canada (Iqbal, 2003) and, most recently, the Canadian Manufacturers Coalition has, for years, pointed out that Canada's tax system is the worst in [...] The following points are meant to enrich and clarify the meaning of the statement. [...] A number of initiatives are under way in the regulatory agencies of Health Canada that are intended to improve the performance of the system. [...] The RDC model was created to expand Australia’s research and development effort in this sector and to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of investing in research and development in priority areas for various industries and then transferring the research results for improved competitiveness of the industry2.