TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
FOREWORD
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS
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ADOPTING A COMPREHENSIVE RURAL POLICY
HOW RURAL IS CANADA?
- A. Geographic Distribution
- B. Diversity Of Economic Activity
KEY DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES
- A. Rural Development Begins And Ends With People
- B. Infrastructure Does Matter
- 1. Increased Access to the Information Highway
- 2. Satisfying Rural Canada's Energy Needs
- 3. Correcting Transportation Deficiencies
- C. Enhancing Natural Resource Activity
- 1. Sustaining the Resource Base
- 2. Improving The Investment Climate
- 3. Enhancing R&D
- D. Value-Added Is Important
- E. Supporting Tourism
- F. Developing Small Business And Entrepreneurship
- 1. Improving the Small Business Climate
- 2. Ensuring that Small Business has Appropriate Access to Capital
- 3. Invigorating Community Investment
- 4. Enhancing Entrepreneurial Training in Rural Canada
- 5. Capturing a Greater Share of Business Services for Rural Canada
- G. Designing Appropriate Development Structures
- 1. Dealing with Rural Organizational Realities
- 2. Reversal of Adverse Federal Action
- 3. Improving Government Programming In Rural Canada
REQUEST FOR GOVERNMENT RESPONSE