Canadian innovators told to heed the circus

by E Wayne Ross on May 6, 2009

Toronto Star: Canadian innovators told to heed the circus

Ottawa’s big thinkers say Cirque de Soleil a role model for others

OTTAWA – To lead the way on science and innovation, Canada should be looking under the Big Top.

A federal advisory panel yesterday offered up Quebec’s famed Cirque du Soleil as a role model for blending innovation, talent and technology to become a world leader.

Canada needs more of that, members of the Science, Technology and Innovation Council said as they unveiled a mixed report card on the country’s innovation record and a warning that it must improve.