Carney, Harper make the case for Canada at inaugural investment summit

By Craig Lord A Liberal and a Conservative prime minister book-ended the final day of Canada’s first-ever investment summit, each making their pitch to global investors for help fulfilling an ambitious capital agenda. Prime Minister Mark Carney spent much of Tuesday trying to sweeten the deal for prospective investors. He announced a package of measures that included offering preferential tax measures for businesses who invest in capital and unveiled a plan to open Canada’s four major airports to private investment. The two-day summit in Toronto — a gathering of hundreds of domestic and global executives with trillions of dollars collectively in assets under management — sought to address both historic and fresh concerns about Canada’s investment climate. Canadian officials and business leaders were trying to buck the country’s reputation as…

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