In the news — Creig Lamb

A shifting R&D landscape

Authors: Creig Lamb + Dan Munro

Title: A rise in software-related R&D spending is a promising trend

Publisher: IRPP

In this op-ed, we show how R&D investments are shifting away from manufacturing towards intangibles like software and are also increasingly being driven by foreign-owned firms. We then discuss some of the implications of these trends.

Remote Work

Authors: Creig Lamb + Daniel Safayeni

Title: Remote work is here to stay in Ontario — but only for some

Publisher: Toronto Star

In this op-ed I wrote with Daniel Safayeni, acting vice-president of policy for the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, we explore the shift to remote work in Ontario over the first 6 months of the pandemic, and how much we can anticipate this shift to last.

Student Debt

Authors: Creig Lamb

Title: Could alleviating student debt be the key to restarting Canada’s entrepreneurial engine?

Publisher: Globe & Mail

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Canada is an underdog in the AI race

Authors: Sarah Villeneuve + Creig Lamb

Title: Canada is an underdog in the AI race

Publisher: Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP)

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As Toronto’s tech sector grows, how does it stay clear of Silicon Valley?

Authors: Creig Lamb + Viet Vu

Title: As Toronto’s tech sector grows, how does it stay clear of Silicon Valley?

Publisher: Toronto Star

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Automation presents a dual challenge for Canada

Authors: Creig Lamb + Sean Mullin

Title: Automation presents a dual challenge for Canada – we must take advantage of it while protecting those most hurt

Publisher: Globe & Mail

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Building Ontario’s advanced manufacturing supercluster from scratch

Author: Creig Lamb

About: An interview I conducted with Jay Myers the Chief Executive Officer of Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (Ngen Canada), the industry-led, not-for-profit organization established to lead Canada’s Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster initiative.

Publisher: Brookfield Institute

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