What story does Prime Minister Mark Carney's first budget tell about Canadian technology?
This could become an annual tradition: the BetaKit Podcast on emergency budgeting.
“After last year's budget, which left me broke and alone on a desert island, I'm back to cautious optimism.”
Ben Bergen
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Still Response to Budget 2025 completely different from violent table flipping reaction to his predecessor, despite his commitment to create a $78.3 billion deficit in 2025-26.
Could this be tied to a promised $1 trillion investment over five years, including major commitments to Canadian technology in artificial intelligence, quantum programs, venture capital programs, innovation in financial services and, perhaps most importantly, defence? The other question is: will this budget really help build a strong Canada? Budget 2025, like the state of the nation, is full of uncertainty.
To help make sense of this uncertainty, we've assembled an influential group of Canadian policy wonks: Vass Bednar (Canadian SHIELD Institute), Benjamin Bergen (CCI), and Jackson Hahn (Aperture AI). Together, we'll explore the story the budget is trying to tell Canadians, and what juicy bits of technology policy and fiscal obligations need to be dipped into the sauce with more details.
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