With a federal election approaching, Canadians should demand politicians prioritize domestic capacity-building. Let's build solutions, own them, and sell them to the world.
It's time Canada acted like a country ready to lead. 🇨🇦
We have world-class talent in aerospace, cybersecurity, and advanced manufacturing. Defence procurement must capitalize on these strengths to build the technology we own and export globally.
Compounding the issue: former President Trump’s threats of annexing Canada are no longer offhand jokes. They’re dangerously close to policy proposals. Now more than ever, Canada must fortify its autonomy.
With a trade war brewing and 25% tariffs hitting Canadian industries, economic dependency isn't theoretical; it's reality. Our sovereignty depends on owning critical technologies, not renting them.
Prime Minister @markjcarney.bsky.social ey announced a $6B purchase of Australia's Over-the-Horizon Radar (JORN) for Arctic defence. Good move for security, but why aren't we investing in our own tech?
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Here’s what Canadians must ask every time Ottawa spends on defence:
Is it protecting our homeland? Is it building domestic tech capacity and production? And critically, can we own it and sell it to the world?
Spending on defence isn't just spending; it's investing in the industries of tomorrow, creating good jobs, driving innovation, and positioning Canada as a tech leader.
Because if we don’t?
We’ll be right back here in a few years, fighting the same fight.
Canada deserves better.
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This victory proves one thing: When Canada’s business and tech community organizes, we shape policy.
But waiting for bad policies to be announced and then fighting them? That’s not a strategy.
Now’s the time to push for a framework that locks in long-term economic leadership.
Canada’s prosperity isn’t inevitable—it’s a choice.
We either take bold action to strengthen our economy, or we watch as others do it for us.
The only path forward? A real partnership between policymakers and the people actually building the future.
If we want to win in this new reality, we can’t just react. We have to build.
That means:
✅ Leading in AI, cybersecurity, and compute capacity
✅ Moving beyond outdated trade strategies
✅ Building an innovation economy that creates, not just consumes
But this was one battle. The bigger fight is just beginning.
With Trump back in the White House, Canada’s economic security is in play.
This is not a drill.
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But let’s not pretend this was a gift from politicians.
This was a win because Canada’s tech and business community organized, spoke with one voice, and refused to accept a policy that would have pushed capital and talent elsewhere.
Policy changes when pressure is applied.
This wasn’t just a tax policy battle. It was a referendum on whether Canada wants to be competitive in the modern economy.
The proposed hike sent a dangerous message: Canada was indifferent to investment, indifferent to founders, indifferent to growth.
That message? Reversed.
🇨🇦 A victory for Canadian innovation and a warning for policymakers. The tech community stood up, fought back, and won.
Mark Carney, Prime Minister-designate, just pledged to scrap the capital gains tax hike.
A thread on why this happened, what it means, and what comes next.
Economic security means ensuring the technologies shaping our future stay in Canadian hands.
This isn’t just about policy—it’s about prosperity, independence, and leadership on the world stage.
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Why this matters: Too many Canadian firms are acquired before they can grow to global scale, taking IP, talent, and jobs with them.
A strong economy isn’t built on foreign takeovers. We need policies that help companies build here and expand globally.
For years, CCI has called for a strategic approach to safeguarding Canada’s economic future—one that protects:
✅ Critical industries
✅ Intellectual property
✅ The ability of homegrown companies to scale globally
In a world where economic power shapes geopolitical influence, protecting our innovation economy isn’t just smart policy—it’s national security.
The government's move to integrate economic security reviews into the Investment Canada Act is crucial for long-term prosperity.
In an economic war, you need economic tools. Updating the Investment Canada Act is a step forward. 🇨🇦💡
When Trump’s tariffs hit, it was a reminder that Canada’s economic future can’t be left to chance.
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The Trump Tariffs are here —what does that mean for Canada’s economic security and sovereignty?
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The government’s job isn’t just to count employment figures.
It’s to back the businesses that create, commercialize, and compete globally—on Ontario’s terms.
Anything less? Economic malpractice.
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Ontario’s prosperity won’t be built on a race to attract foreign branch plants.
It will be built by scaling global companies rooted here, ensuring the wealth they generate stays in Canada.
Power doesn’t come from leasing out our talent or shipping off raw materials for others to monetize.
It comes from ownership.
The Trump era made one thing VERY clear: a branch-plant economy is a dead end.
Ontario has relied on foreign firms to set up shop, hire workers, and dictate our economic fate.
That leaves us vulnerable—to political whims & global turbulence.
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Ontario must broaden its exports by owning the industries behind them.
The next generation of our economy should be built on world-class research and innovation from our top academic institutions—commercialized, scaled, and headquartered here.
A government that simply counts jobs is thinking too small.
The real challenge? Ensuring Ontario businesses don’t just employ people—they own the future by creating and exporting high-value goods and services.
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Congratulations to Premier Doug Ford on his re-election and to all who participated in our democracy.
The best use of the Premier’s time over the next four years is NOT a jobs strategy— it’s a prosperity strategy powered by domestic innovation.
Ontarians, it’s Election Day! Go Vote! As Timothy Snyder says, democracy is a verb, not a noun. Ukrainians are fighting and dying for the right to choose their future. Don’t take yours for granted. Participate!
