Why do some people think that the productivity slowdown since 1973 is just a return to normalcy after fast productivity growth during the previous 25 years?
A) Productivity growth of the previous 25 years was abnormally low.
B) The Great Depression and World War II had prevented technological opportunities from being exploited.
C) Canada is the only country to face the slowdown, due to poor regulatory decisions.
D) Canada has allowed countries like Japan to steal its technological breakthroughs.
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