Canadians Hate The ‘P' Word

Improving productivity — or prosperity, as Mr. Goodale prefers to call it — has become a priority for the Liberals. A plan for enhancing “growth and prosperity,” aka productivity, was the centrepiece of Mr. Goodale's $40-billion pre-election mini-budget last month. Experts warn that as the working population ages, Canadians will be drawing more from social programs while contributing less financially — a recipe for fiscal disaster. The answer, many economists say, is to boost productivity; that is, find ways to get more output from a smaller but more efficient work force. But the concept isn't selling well with the public, suggests Decima focus-group research completed in the fall. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20051225.wprodd1225/BNStory/National/

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