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Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government has been rethinking its role in the Canadian economy and examining a possible overhaul of how it supports Canada’s strategic industries such as the natural resources sector.

The government’s most senior bureaucrats say it needs to consider taking a more active role in the economy and retooling its economic policies.

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Canada is facing a shifting global landscape with an increasing level of state capitalism and state-owned enterprises in strategic sectors, and the country must increasingly take into account security concerns alongside its economic interests, says information prepared for a key committee of deputy ministers.

The effects of environmental concerns on consumers’ behaviour, developing resources in Canada’s North and protecting sovereignty are also emerging challenges the country must grapple with, says the presentation, which was obtained by the Citizen using access to information laws.