Canada needs less 'innovation theatre' and more productive growth
Building startups is just the start. The goal should be building bigger, more aspirational companies that become more than just another small business.
Our short-sighted politicians have yet to glimpse Bitcoin's big potential
Cryptocurrencies represent a revolutionary hedge against government fiscal policy.
Now is the time to make Canada a leader in bio-manufacturing
Matt Spoke’s mandate letter for the department of innovation, science and economic development, which argues that we should reestablish Canada as a global leader in bio-manufacturing, particularly as it relates to our continued fight with COVID-19.
Matt Spoke: While Canada dithers, El Salvador wagers on Bitcoin
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced that the country’s congress had just approved a law classifying Bitcoin as legal tender. Of course, the cynics rolled their eyes, and they’ll continue to do so.
Matt Spoke: Canada should make a huge bet on Bitcoin as the next dominant currency
The first country to acquire one percent of the total supply of Bitcoin will likely be the only country ever able to do so. As with discovering the world’s rarest mineral deposit in your soil, Bitcoin has the power to make poor countries rich and rich countries irrelevant.