What I learned from trying to buy only Canadian tech
In 2017, I tried to build a company using only Canadian tech. Here’s what’s changed a decade later.
Opinion
Why Canada’s defence spending should follow this Cold War blueprintÂ
US military spending helped create your laptop. Can Canada make similar leaps?
Canada’s new AI strategy is off to a bad start
Canadians already have low trust in AI. Exclusionary and unclear public engagement methods aren’t helping.
Latency may be invisible to users, but it will define who wins in AI
For some applications, the delay is tolerable. For many emerging ones, it isn’t.
How AI stands to dramatically change the future of work
An excerpt from ‘Do More in Four: Why It’s Time for a Shorter Workweek.’
What Canada’s AI strategy gets wrong about sovereignty
Sovereign tech policies must consider who’s in charge, not where tech is located.
Canadian small businesses finally have what they’ve been waiting for: a timeline for consumer-driven banking
The feds’ commitment to accelerate consumer-driven banking is a massive win for entrepreneurs.
Why 2026 needs to be the year of scale-ups for Canada
Adam Froman says Canada’s economic future depends on a small group of companies.
The Black women founders reshaping Canada’s venture future
Five years after sharing her journey, Amoye Henry sees progress for Black women founders in Canada.
Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy must include procurement pathways for tech
The Icebreaker co-founder argues Canada must resist a reflexive historical response to our southern neighbour.
Time to catch up: Why Canada needs to rethink financial innovation and competition
Peoples Group’s John Landry argues the future of finance in Canada will be built by an ecosystem.
Why YC and Speedrun feel more like universities than funds
David Crow digs into the institutionalization of founder incubation.
The fundamental misunderstanding of open banking that’s costing us all, big time
Open banking’s absence is fuelling a silent small business crisis.
Building Canada requires competition
Vass Bednar offers an ode to the ventures challenging our nation’s comfort zones.
Canada’s digital sovereignty: why we can’t ignore stablecoins
The world is building new rails for money, but the Canadian dollar isn’t on them.