"Canadian business got yet another smack from analysts for lagging the U.S. in productivity and investment in new technology at the LinuxWorld and NetworkWorld Canada conference underway in Toronto this week.
"James Sharp, vice-president of customer segments research at IDC Canada, made his case with a blitz of statistics. The Canadian economy may look healthy today, he said, but underlying weaknesses are obscured by recent hikes in the Canadian–U.S. dollar exchange rate. There is a systemic lack of innovation in Canada, he declared..."
