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Building new foundations for economic growth

Research supporting policy decisions that lay the groundwork for long-term prosperity in Canada in the context of shifting geopolitical forces, technological change, demographic shifts, Indigenous reconciliation, and policy and market responses to climate change.

Steve Lafleur
Research Director
slafleur@irpp.org
Twitter: @Steve_Lafleur

In addition to leading the Building New Foundations for Economic Growth research program, Steve leads the IRPP’s initiative exploring the role of industrial policy in navigating Canada’s next economic transformation. He has 15 years of experience working on issues ranging from housing policy to public finance and has authored or co-authored more than 50 research papers with four Canadian think tanks.

Papers from prior to 2023 were previously published under archived IRPP research programs.

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