It may not have been the steps that Alberta’s premier was demanding but, late last week, we finally got some details on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s industrial strategy .

The announcement came the same day that Statistics Canada released some bleak jobless data, showing the economy shedding 66,000 jobs in August, boosting the national unemployment rate to 7.1 per cent.

There is clearly an urgent need for big swings and bold action on the economy. For his part, the prime minister is emphasizing the need for a “Buy Canadian” strategy, a $5-billion fund to assist various sectors of the economy, as well as more targeted support for canola and other agricultural producers. There’s also the pending announcement of projects that will be advanced through the new Calgary-based Major Projects Offi

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