Canada’s great auto slide

Since the recession of 2008 and 2009, increasing concern has been expressed by politicians, union leaders and analysts concerning the decline of manufacturing in Canada. Indeed, during the past half-century, the share of manufacturing as a percentage of Canadian GDP has declined from just under 25 percent to 10 percent. The declines are also recorded when measured by employment levels or the number of new auto assembly plants.

...Ian Lee is an associate professor at Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business. Laura Ierfino-Blachford is an instructor at the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University and has a PhD in management from McGill University.

Read full article: Diplomat Online, June 30, 2016