Canada’s productivity problem is no longer a mystery. For more than a decade, the numbers have been flat; output per worker has barely risen, investment has lagged, and the country has been falling behind peers in the United States and Europe. Article content
When growth stalls, our instinct is almost always the same: build more, hire more, spend more. But in today’s economy, that playbook is showing its age. Across Canada’s plants, offices, and farms, there’s a quieter and far more affordable path to growth hiding in plain sight; unlocking the capacity we already have. I saw this principle in action while studying a European food manufacturer, Helvoria Foods (a pseudonym for confidentiality), whose transformation story offers a blueprint for Canadian businesses of every size. Article c