Op-eds and opinion pieces from Senator Deacon OP-EDS 2022 2021 2020 2019 2025 2024 2023 2019 OP-ED: "WE HAVE ALL THE INGREDIENTS TO MAKE CANADA AN INNOVATION LEADER", THE HILL TIMES February 13, 2019 Excerpted from his most recent op-ed, Senator Deacon discusses the opportunities for Canada to increase our global competitiveness, productivity, and prosperity through investments in Canadian innovation and knowledge mobilization across the globe. "If a Canadian innovates but no users benefit, did the innovation ever really happen? This "tree falling in the woods" analogy focuses on an important question: if we cannot reliably generate social benefits and economic opportunities (jobs and wealth, in other words) from our exceptional research capacity, are we putting our future investments in discovery research at risk?" Excerpted from his most recent op-ed, Senator Deacon discusses the opportunities for Canada to increase our global competitiveness, productivity, and prosperity through investments in Canadian innovation and knowledge mobilization across the globe. Click here to read more.
