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CTV News
01-05-2025
- Business
- CTV News
How the ‘Build Canada' forum aims to help the economy
How the 'Build Canada' forum aims to help the economy Entrepreneur and VP of Shopify Daniel Debow speaks on the Build Canada forum that allows people to share radical policy ideas.
Yahoo
04-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Canada Tech Leaders Launch Group to Influence Political Upheaval
(Bloomberg) -- A group with the backing of top Canadian tech entrepreneurs has launched an effort to promote policies ahead of a general election this year. State Farm Seeks Emergency California Rate Hike After Fires New York's First 'Passive House' School Is a Model of Downtown Density When French Communists Went on a Brutalist Building Boom NYC's Newest Transit Leader Builds a Worker-Driven Strategy Historic London Elevator Faces Last Stop in Labour's Housing Push The 'Build Canada' website appeared on Tuesday with a list of supporters featuring several members of the executive team at Shopify Inc., venture capitalist and entrepreneur Anthony Lacavera, as well as the co-founders of AI startup Cohere Inc. and fintech startup Wealthsimple Inc. Its core team includes former Shopify Vice President Daniel Debow and former government official Lucy Hargreaves, now head of corporate affairs at tech company Patch. The site bemoans the 'small thinking, bureaucratic inertia and special interests' holding Canada back. It says it's non-partisan, and features articles by business figures with policy ideas such as talent-driven immigration reform — instead of 'providing residency as a form of charity' — revamping programs to promote pro-Canadian cultural content, updating and integrating health records, and centralizing transportation regulation. It also promotes 'selling more Canadian products and resources.' Canada is due to hold a general election by October. The public focus by tech leaders on policy making echoes the role their American peers played in November's US election. That influence was epitomized by the efforts of Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk, who poured more than $250 million into political groups and helped President Donald Trump create the Department of Government Efficiency. Much lower political donation limits prevent the same playbook from being employed in Canada. Build Canada, Shopify, Wealthsimple and Cohere didn't immediately respond to requests for comment. Elon Musk Inside the Treasury Department Payment System Amazon and SpaceX Want In on India's Satellite Internet Market The NFL's Flawed DEI Program Still Beats What Most Companies Are Doing The Internet Almost Killed Barnes & Noble, Then Saved It Indy Pass, the Anti-Vail Seasonal Ski Ticket, Is Gaining Fans ©2025 Bloomberg L.P.
Bloomberg
04-02-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Canada Tech Leaders Launch Group to Influence Political Upheaval
A group with the backing of top Canadian tech entrepreneurs has launched an effort to promote policies ahead of a general election this year. The 'Build Canada' website appeared on Tuesday with a list of supporters featuring several members of the executive team at Shopify Inc., venture capitalist and entrepreneur Anthony Lacavera, as well as the co-founders of AI startup Cohere Inc. and fintech startup Wealthsimple Inc. Its core team includes former Shopify Vice President Daniel Debow and former government official Lucy Hargreaves, now head of corporate affairs at tech company Patch.
