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https://policyoptions.irpp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/WordPress-Image-7-3.jpg2000700The lacklustre performance of venture capital in Canada and elsewhere over the last decade should focus our attention on how we can improve public policy in this area of the innovation ecosystem. In Canada, the federal government plays a central role in providing venture capital, through the labour-sponsored venture capital (LSVC) tax credit and direct […]