There were plenty of casualties in the recent Provincial election; some deserved and some not. This post tries to give you some background on one of them. It has been about two months since...
News Report: MaRS bailout could cost taxpayers up to $477 million It is fair for you to assume that I didn’t fall out of my chair when the Conservatives released Ontario government cabinet documents...
News report: Canada’s new “Venture Catalyst Fund” invests in $46M Wattpad deal I’m so utterly confused. For years, Canadian entrepreneurs and VCs begged Ottawa to get involved in arresting the multi-year decline in our...
Now that their membership drive is over, the focus of the Ontario Liberal Party will be on which leadership candidate has the right stuff to replace Premier Dalton McGuinty. You could lean different ways...
Belts are tight at Queen’s Park, which may well mean that the Ontario Venture Capital Fund is set for the high jump. First announced in 2007 (see prior post “$165MM MRI Fund: blessing or...
If you are an entrepreneur holding out hope for a magic bullet in the upcoming Provincial budget, the news will likely be mixed when all is said and done. Ontario Research & Innovation Minister...
Dateline: Quebec City If I read the tea leaves correctly, change is in the air at Ontario’s Ministry of Research and Innovation — and expectations are building within the start-up and venture capital ecosystem....
Now that I’ve been outed by the man himself, I might as well come completely clean. As some of you may know, I’ve been getting into the weeds for years on the Ontario government’s...
Welcome to the world of Ontario’s Innovation Economy, Glen Murray. As you settle into your new cabinet role, the next couple of weeks will be consumed with the necessary ministry briefings. On behalf of...
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