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Cities are becoming the leading engines of innovation, according to University of Toronto President Meric Gertler and MaRS Discovery District CEO Ilse Treurnicht.

And Canada will fall behind unless it embraces downtown density as a driving force in the new economy. 

“Toronto is home to a vast network of innovation catalysts, and the largest and most comprehensive node in this network – MaRS – exemplifies a new global model for urban multi-sector innovation hubs, right in the heart of Toronto’s Discovery District,” they write in the Toronto Star.