'We are competing with the world': — Minister Kahlon explains why Mariana Mazzucato was hired to advise on BC's economic plan

"My time in sport has taught me that when you're competing against the world, you want to learn from other people's experiences," said innovation and economic recovery minister Ravi Kahlon

The BC government has secured the services of Professor Mariana Mazzucato, an international expert on innovation and economics, to help shape the province’s economic growth plan.

Mazzucato and her team at UCL’s Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP) will advise the BC government as it develops its economic plan, which will be released in the …