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by Karim Kanji
on Thu, March 11, 2010 7:57 AM
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The Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, is taking to the digital airwaves. In a move many suggest is his government's attempt to "win" over the "connected" constituency, Harper is requesting Canadians to submit questions on YouTube. He will then answer a "selection" of questions on YouTube on Tuesday March...
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by Jim Fletcher
on Wed, March 10, 2010 11:30 AM
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In his speech accompanying the country’s 2010 budget, Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said: “We are building Canada’s reputation as an investment-friendly country.” And to well-deserved accolades, Budget 2010 did indeed remove the arcane “Section 116” taxes that have been a perennial thorn in the side of Canadian entrepreneurs...
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by Rob Lewis
on Sun, March 7, 2010 6:00 AM
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Last week was a pretty phenomenal one for Venture Capital and the Canadian tech startup community.
To start, on March 2nd Toronto's Mantella Venture Partners launched a $20 Million early stage technology fund lead by Robin Axon and Duncan Hill, both previously with Ventures West.
Then on March 3rd the Quebec Government...
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by Robert Janelle
on Fri, March 5, 2010 11:30 AM
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When Google sent their camera-equipped Street View car to cruise Canadian cities in early 2009, the drive down city streets became awfully controversial.
As the car-mounted camera snapped pictures of the streets, capturing not only the landscape but the people who were around at the time, there was much debate about...
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by Robert Janelle
on Fri, March 5, 2010 10:01 AM
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Old 20th century industrial models are holding back the expansion of high speed Internet access across North America, according to a Harvard law professor.
Delivering the keynote address at the University of Ottawa launch conference for Centre for Law, Technology and Society, Yochai Benkler detailed the challenges related to expanding next...
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by Karim Kanji
on Thu, March 4, 2010 8:34 PM
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There were a number of highlight's from the Canadian government's Throne Speech and Budget that may have a direct impact on the technology landscape of Canada. Rob Lewis has already discussed implications behind "Section 116" here. The following are a number of highlights we feel are...
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by Rob Lewis
on Thu, March 4, 2010 5:14 PM
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As pointed out by Mark McQueen on Wellington Financial's blog, yesterday's Throne Speech was the beginning of the end for Section 116.
For those of you unfamiliar with this well-discussed section of the Income Tax Act, Section 116 requires the limited partners of US-based venture capital funds to make individual tax...
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by Rob Lewis
on Fri, February 26, 2010 12:03 PM
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Between research and commercialization lie the critical stages of development and demonstration: the points at which technologies leave the laboratory and undergo conclusive real-world testing.
Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) supports clean-technology projects through these critical stages - without taking an equity stake, without requiring ownership of intellectual property or any...
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