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Not enough: Only 2 per cent of Canadian corporations invest in research and development, and fewer than 7 per cent of those account for account for almost two-thirds of all such activity
Not enough: Only 2 per cent of Canadian corporations invest in research and development, and fewer than 7 per cent of those account for account for almost two-thirds of all such activity

Not enough: Only 2 per cent of Canadian corporations invest in research and development, and fewer than 7 per cent of those account for account for almost two-thirds of all such activity

Date4/3/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: Not enough: Only 2 per cent of Canadian corporations invest in research and development; and fewer than 7 per cent of those account for account for almost two-thirds of all such activity.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0005970F
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