Canada’s Productivity Problem Is a Paycheque Problem

In this episode, Don Wright and Chris Ragan join host Allan Gregg to unpack Canada’s long-running productivity problem — why Canadian workers produce less per hour than their American counterparts, why business investment has lagged, and why the gap matters for wages, affordability and living standards. From the shortage of “backhoes” to the struggle to scale Canadian startups, this conversation asks why Canada has spent decades diagnosing the problem — and why fixing it remains so difficult.