Founder & Managing Partner, Maverix Private Equity / Founder, OMERS Ventures / Co-Founder, Council of Canadian Innovators. Love entrepreneurship & innovation.
Toronto, Canada
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Hello? Is this thing on?? I am back and ready to roll...literally. I am proud to announce the launch of Maverix Private Equity - a dream come true. theglobeandmail.com/business…
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A plea to both @JustinTrudeau and @erinotoole . I personally know both of you reasonably well and you are both honourable and good men. Get rid of the scummy attacks from both of your parties and let’s see a good, clean fight based on your policies to make 🇨🇦a greater place!
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Canada is at a crossroads. Although the tariff chaos is a major issue and distraction for Canada, we have put ourselves in a vulnerable position based on a decade of neglect. We need to change course for the future of our country. It will need to be an entrepreneurial led course.
In all our 🇨🇦 newspapers today.
Leadership from our business community.
Not a time to be silent.
It’s time for a change.
@PierrePoilievre
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I am very confused here. Canada has not disclosed an official budget since the disastrous one in April 2024. How is it acceptable to wait 18 months for the next one despite the same government in power. This is a critical budget so we understand well which direction we are going.
Finance minister says no 2025 budget, while government focuses on fall update nationalpost.com/news/politi…
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Where have all the entrepreneurs in Canada gone? Canada’s prosperity rests on its ability to grow the economic pie for everyone. At the core r entrepreneurs. They r the mavericks & visionaries who choose to build businesses here.Our future national prosperity hangs in the balance
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For this Thanksgiving weekend, I am thankful to be riding my bicycle once again and sipping coffee at my favourite coffee shop. I am thankful for @TjDonnelly and Mike Gallagher riding the 25km return trip alongside me to ensure that I was safe. #NeversayNever #spinalcordinjury
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An in-depth interview of @PierrePoilievre and @shaneparrish . A must listen to.
Pierre Poilievre (@PierrePoilievre) shares his vision for making Canada the world's best place to build a life—with practical solutions for a more prosperous future.
TKP is not a political podcast—and won't become one. I've invited both major party leaders to share their visions because I'm deeply concerned about how public discourse has degraded into angry soundbites. We've lost the ability to explore complex issues with patience and good faith. This conversation is my small effort to model what better dialogue might look like.
(01:41) Headline vs Reality
(03:55) From Opposition Party to Unifier
(07:05) Parenthood Shapes Priorities
(10:05) Differentiating from the Liberals
(13:44) Economic Value Creation in Canada
(16:48) WEF Opposition Stance
(22:37) Opportunity Has Eroded
(24:07) Balanced Budget Plan
(26:55) Attracting Investments
(34:05) Productivity Gap Explained
(37:30) Tariffs Response Tactics
(39:50) Reducing US Dependency
(42:55) Interprovincial Trade Impacts
(44:20) China
(46:22) Media Accountability Challenges
(50:22) Digital Free Speech Protections
(53:50) Crime
(01:00:40) Access to Health Care
(01:04:55) A modern and effective Canadian military
(01:09:50) AI: balance innovation with protection
(01:12:50) Trust in government post-COVID
(01:14:36) Climate change
(01:17:30) Biggest misconceptions about him
(01:18:30) What success for Canada looks like
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How can there be any credibility left when the leading Liberal candidates are all pitching ideas that Poiliviere has pitched which they staunchly defended ie. first carbon taxes and now capital gains taxes.
NEW: Chrystia Freeland will scrap Canada's capital gains tax hike if she's elected leader, a source says. It's a major reversal from her budget presented just last spring, but Trump's election changes Canada's situation dramatically, she will argue. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Thank you to all the amazing folks at @AirCanada from check-in, to security, and then on-board with a new model of lightweight wheelchair design that conveniently folds for cabin storage. It has made my first flight since my accident a pleasure! 🙏
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And we are thrilled that @tobi did!The CEO of a $15 billion tech giant explains his decision to keep the company in Canada when VCs told him 'move or no deal' read.bi/2IFHAyW via @BIPrime
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Note to all levels of government in Canada. Knock it off with the “advantage” of cheap tech labour!! We have outstanding tech talent and we need to scale-up so we can compete effectively for talent. We are not a branch plant economy!!!
Part of the problem is that some tech leaders and politicians list lower salaries in Canada as a selling feature to attract big foreign tech giants to locate here. Great if we want to build a branch plant economy, not so great if we want to grow GDP meaningfully and prosper
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Chrystia Freeland resigns as Minister of Finance. The Federal government is now in free fall. That’s the second Finance Minister pushed out and the 3rd major female cabinet member to be pushed out for not agreeing with PMO.
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“2019 study of 32 countries found that higher capital-gains taxes leads to a reduction of startups receiving venture capital in statistically & economically significant way.”Freeland defends capital gains hike despite widespread criticism from tech leaders theglobeandmail.com/business…
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Well, I guess it’s not only Ovechkin who will break all time records. Liberals planning to break the all time deficit record. Surprised how massive the spending increase is.
🚨Liberals release costed election platform🚨
➡️ $130B in new spending over 4 yrs
➡️ $28B in undefined spending cuts
Projected deficits:
2025-26: $62.3B
2026-27: $59.9B
2027-28: $54.8B
2028-29: $47.8B
Reminder of past deficits:
2024-25: $48.3B (projected, as per FES)
2023-24: $61.9B
2022-23: $35.3B
2021-22: $90.2B
2020-21: $327.7B
2019-20: $39.4B
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Before we lose our minds with the Omicrom variant and start imposing draconian measures, let’s focus in on data. This is what’s happening in South Africa where the variant originated. Although highly contagious, are the symptoms mild as first presumed?
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This is the type of insanity that got us screwed in the first place! Their only solution is to spend more money we don’t have and further damage Canadá and the future generations.
Ottawa planning pandemic-level relief for workers, businesses if Trump imposes tariffs theglobeandmail.com/politics…
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Canadians need to knock it off with “tall Poppy syndrome”.We r blessed to live in the best country in the world.We have challenges & we will fix them.These entrepreneurs are doing what they can to fix it.The narrative that success is something to be looked down upon must stop.
My latest feature, a story several months in the making. Welcome to the US$100-million club: With dozens of scaled-up tech companies, Canada is poised to deliver a wave of quality IPOs theglobeandmail.com/business…
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It’s time to call an election in Canadá so the people can decide the future economic direction.Spending is out of control.Deficit guardrails grossly breached.Debt doubled in 10 years.Taxes are up.Unemployment is up.Interest rates will have to decrease and so plan for a $1.50 USD.
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This is an absolute MUST READ written by Jim Balsillie for anyone concerned about why Canada’s productivity and wealth as a nation continues to degrade despite efforts to reverse the trend. nationalpost.com/opinion/an-…
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Wow. What a disaster for Canadá. Simply no excuse for this and the resulting destruction of people’s lives, both physically and financially.
Canada on track to surpass U.S. in number of COVID cases relative to population | National Post nationalpost.com/news/canada…
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This is big news for Canada’s AI sector!
There are a few areas from an innovation perspective that not only is critical for the future of Canadá but also plays to Canada’s strengths. Well done @JustinTrudeau & @cafreeland A step in the right direction!. pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releas…
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Canada burns while Nero fiddles. Zero mention of an election being called. Canadá will be in a lame-duck situation on US inauguration day and we have a leadership void. We need an election and a clear leader who will be able to negotiate with the US. Canada’s future is at stake.
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It is distressing that it took an upcoming US President, and the surrounding hysteria around it, to cause our Canadian govt to consider to reverse course in much of the damaging economic policies despite Canadians telling them for years and being completely rebuffed.
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I welcome u to chastise the 1000s of employees of Shopify who rec’d stock options in lieu of “market” salary (no govt pension plan),took a massive risk,exercised those options, & juiced their local economy. Happy to explain what success looks like. @CADInnovators @harleyf @tobi
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Thrilled to have joined the board of the NHL Coaches Association. The NHL Coaches' Association is a professional organization representing NHL head coaches – as well as associate, assistant and specialty coaches – who work with all 31 teams of the National Hockey League.
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I was overcome with emotion chatting with Brendan Fraser and discussing the challenges we have both faced in our lives. What an amazing soul and will be the Oscar Winner for the Whale. #TIFFTribute
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To the naysayers out there who don’t think that Canadá requires its own @DOGE equivalent program. I will give you 62 billion reasons why!!! Our deficit misses are now bigger than our entire deficits not that long ago.
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'I stubbornly didn't die': Canadian tech investor John Ruffolo's recovery from near-fatal accident - BNN bnnbloomberg.ca/i-stubbornly… @JonErlichman
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Wow!!! Go 🇨🇦 Go!!!
It's #CanadianInnovationWeek, and we want to celebrate the incredible homegrown Canadian scale-up companies creating jobs, growing the economy and generating wealth for Canadians.
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WAKE UP call to ALL Canadian universities! STOP using our taxpayer money to fund intellectual property that is owned by organizations that are not Canadian. Secondly, STOP doing research on behalf of bad actors. Canadian
joint research w/Chinese military theglobeandmail.com/politics…
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Damn…how did I just eat 84 Coffee Crisp and Kit Kat chocolate bars??? Need to discard of the wrappers as evidence before my wife returns…🍫
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Free advice to the Liberal social media manager:when the govt caucus is scrambling in a panic to stave off a potentially catastrophic impact to Canada’s economy, you might want to stop nonsense stmts like this or at least take an economics course to understand why rates must drop
NEW: The Bank of Canada just announced its 6th consecutive interest rate cut!
There’s more to do, but with interest rates and inflation down, our Liberal plan to grow a strong economy is working.
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I have so many people to thank for the launch of @Maverixpe - The amazing people at Sunnybrook, Toronto Western & Lyndhurst to my incredible wife & family to the Maverix team to my fellow Les Domestiques team and to our incredible investors. link.medium.com/dOOHYlLvWeb
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This very ill-advised tax hike penalizing Canadian success by pitting Canadians against one another in economic class warfare is disappointing for sure. Canada’s economic future for everyone is in a precarious position and one cannot tax their way into prosperity.
Conservatives oppose the job-killing Trudeau tax hike on homes, health care, farmers, and small businesses.
Here's why.
Help me fight back: conservative.ca/cpc/cancel-t…
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Not that anyone seems to be counting anymore given what’s happening to Canadá right now, but what is the deficit for this fiscal year given the capital gains flip flop. It must be $70 BB+. Out of control govt spending has left us so vulnerable at the wrong time.
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Whenever I feel exhausted or down as an entrepreneur, I look back at this quote from Theodore Roosevelt and get right back up to fight again (pardon the lack of gender sensitivity from Ted) #entrepreneur #leadership #inspiration
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We are proud to announce our latest $300mm @OMERSVentures fund with a team of incredible partners! ow.ly/WiD730byR7g
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Sobering chart. We seem to forget how we got to this point in Canadá.
Comparing GDP/capita growth across OECD countries over the past decade (plus selected aggregates like EU/G7/etc). #cdnecon
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To my many US friends and colleagues: we are accepting job applications and work visas with our many portfolio companies. You're welcome.
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This is getting despicable!!! How many times do we have to send out these messages. How many people have to die!! Immediate requirement of ALL heavy trucks must have sensors and cameras or you are out business. Period. toronto.citynews.ca/2021/04/… @JohnTory @fordnation
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Exactly this!!! It is not about the tax per se. It’s the statement he is making. Entrepreneurs matter. We need them to stay in Canadá to build here so we can create the wealth to build the economic pie for everyone to enjoy in Canadá!
BREAKING: I am announcing today common sense Conservatives will reverse last June’s Liberal tax hike on capital gains—a tax economists agree will kill 400,000 jobs.
This Liberal jobs tax was a bad idea before President Trump’s tariff threat, it is outright insanity now.
AXE THE LIBERAL JOBS TAX: conservative.ca/cpc/cancel-t…
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Now that Canada’s federal government is in free fall, it’s time to call an electionThe NDP wanted the $250 cheques and wont get it either. Now, it’s time for the NDP to call for a vote of non-confidence if the government doesn’t choose to call one. Let Canadians decide. #election
Chrystia Freeland resigns as Minister of Finance. The Federal government is now in free fall. That’s the second Finance Minister pushed out and the 3rd major female cabinet member to be pushed out for not agreeing with PMO.
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Yes! Canada should build the next Amazon, not lure one. beta.theglobeandmail.com/rep…
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The city of Toronto is a massive chaotic mess with gridlock everywhere, businesses floundering, and people reluctant to commute and we are spending our scarce dollars on renaming streets? Seriously give your heads a shake councillors.
CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Toronto councillors dismiss massive petition against renaming Yonge-Dundas Square torontosun.com/news/caught-o…
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Canadá should consider in the upcoming election the following 3 closely-linked ideas, anchored in our need to act today to assure Canada’s ongoing prosperity:
1. Fixing our federal government’s spending problem
2. Reforming our tax system
3. Develop & execute a prosperity agenda
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I am extremely confused. Didnt the Liberals chastise leadership candidate Chandra Arya for not speaking French? And now the PM is refusing to participate in a French debate? Are they terrified the performance will not be up to snuff? Any Quebecer reaction?
This morning, Carney said he would do the TVA Face-à-Face debate. This afternoon, his campaign announced he wouldn’t.
This is not a good look.
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Follow @BogochIsaac when you are interested in learning the truth as opposed to misinformation or furthering your political biases.
A few points to clarify vaccine distribution in Ontario.
1. We get ~400K doses of Pfizer weekly. It shows up like clockwork. It gets distributed throughout the province in ~1-2 days & there is very little at the end of the week. This is administered at mass vaccine clinics.
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This speech by @PierrePoilievre pretty much summarizes where we are today. The wealthy can easily (many have already) leave.The youngest & brightest are leaving when they graduate. But those most vulnerable are left behind. Let’s stop with the Hunger Games and let’s reverse this.
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No words. #respect
Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko defending his city. He is 6’7” & a multiple world heavyweight boxing champion. His brother, Wladimir, also a multiple world heavyweight boxing champion, 6’6” tall, is fighting as well.
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.@fordnation handles the provocations quite well and with a big smile on his face. Well done.
I’ve got a better deal for President Trump: let’s work together to build Fortress Am-Can and take on the world. When Canada and the U.S. work together as two proud independent countries, we’re unstoppable.
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There you go again. Trying to divide and pit Canadians against one another this time based on success. Please do yourself and your country a huge service and call for the vote of non-confidence and allow for regular Canadians to decide the future direction of our great nation.
Bootlicker for billionaires.
Why don't you tell Canadians what you were up to a week ago, Pierre?
Actually, I'll do it.
A closed-door fundraiser in a $17-million mansion in one of Toronto’s swankiest areas.
Tell us Pierre, which CEOs did you meet, what did you promise to cut in exchange for their cheques?
Health care? Dental care?
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My partner @mj_wasserman is on the board of the amazing @HBKidsHospital,an organization I spent many years getting to know, respect, & adore. This is a tshirt they sent to him.I didn’t really appreciate this until I had my own physical disability #DisabilityPrideMonth #Diversity
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Thank you @JustinTrudeau for responding to the dire situation faced by so many small and medium sized businesses across Canada. @NavdeepSBains @Mary Ng Ottawa unveils wage subsidies of up to 75 per cent for small businesses theglobeandmail.com/politics…
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People calm down. This is NOT a tech business bubble bursting (not yet anyways), but rather a financing and valuation bubble bursting. It was long overdue and valuations are reverting to the long term mean.
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This is exactly what happens when govt’s are fixated on being a branch plant economy simply for jobs and no wealth creation. Unions come in and poof….wage arbritage is gone. I just hope there were no fiscal incentives provided to bring them in originally.
Amazon is terminating its operations in Quebec, Canada after workers at one of its warehouses in Laval unionized. Another L for Canada.
CTV reports: “The company says it will cease operations over the next two months in seven operation sites, one fulfillment centre, two sorting centres, three delivery stations and one AMXL (extra large) delivery station that is co-located with a sorting centre.”
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This is a game changing move by the Feds. Outstanding work @NavdeepSBains @gmbutts
Globe & Mail scoop: Ottawa to buy $100-million/yr worth of technology from Canadian startups under new procurement program to boost tech sector /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/technolo…
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Hey @jason_blum ! My 11 year old daughter is your number 1 fan. I know I am a bad parent but she has seen your every movie multiple times. Because of you, this is her hobby - don’t know whether to be proud or horrified.
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It’s unbelievable the damage that has been done to get to the right answer all along. canada.ca/en/department-fina…
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.@tobi not only keeps his words but he was focused in on 1 outcome. He wanted to build a massive global company serving the “artisanal” entrepreneur and wanted it to stay based in Canada. He has never veered away from this objective and the rest, as they say, is history.
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Absolutely ridiculous. It is and has only been about the data. When you don’t have the data or the right data how on earth can you make the appropriate policy decisions. We need clear definitions of what is a COVID related ICU patient and death. Caseload reporting is meaningless.
Dr. Kieran Moore confirmed that about 50% of Ontario’s covid hospitalization numbers aren’t actually people in hospital for covid, they are incidental findings. So they will update the way numbers are reported.
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A stark warning from Jim Balsillie on the Future of Canadá (Sub required). “The implications for Canada are stark. The OECD recently projected that Canada’s economy will be “the worst performing advanced economy over 2020-2030 and the three decades after.” theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…
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“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face”. - Mike Tyson. Canadá will be TKO’d if our Federal govt leaders continue to spout out nonsense vis a vis the threats from the US.
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As a ruse to get my 15 year old son to do something other than video gaming, I had him develop a list of ESG criteria that I should consider in making an investment. I was astonished at the list, many of which he made up himself. I ended up learning more from him. Humbled.
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This is why we need to focus in on a prosperity agenda in Canada to drive wage growth so everyone benefits an increased standard of living. This comparison maintains local currencies. If you factor in the 10cents weakening of the CAD$ in that period, the situation is worse.
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We are absolutely thrilled to announce our first investment from @MaverixPe and couldn’t be more pumped to announce our partnership with @viralnationinc @joeyviral @mathewmicheli !! 🚀🚀🚀
Woot Woot! We are thrilled to announce our first investment! Welcome @viralnationinc to the Maverix family. We are pumped and ready to work! Huge congratulations all around for a job well done
#teamwork #privatequity #growthequity #canadiantech
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We need to be decisive now. The govt needs to decide on your Leader now (based on support by their own members, it seems to be a coronation anyways so why waste the time). Call an election NOW. Let the people of Canada decide the best direction for our country. Here is 1 path.
We must put CANADA FIRST.
That is why Common Sense Conservatives condemn President Trump’s massive, unjust and unjustified tariffs on Canada’s already weak economy. Canada is the United States’ closest neighbour, greatest ally and best friend. We share the longest undefended border and fought alongside Americans in two world wars, Korea and Afghanistan, where 158 of our brave men and women died helping the U.S. avenge the 9/11 attacks. There is no justification whatsoever for this treatment.
The Liberals must put aside their partisan interests and recall Parliament now to pass a Canada First Plan that will:
1. Retaliate with dollar-for-dollar tariffs carefully aimed at maximizing impact on American companies while minimizing impact on Canadian consumers. That means targeting U.S. products that we can make ourselves, buy elsewhere or do without. For example, we must retaliate against American steel and aluminium, as Canadians can make those vital products at home.
2. Put all the tariff revenues into help for affected workers and businesses; Government should not keep a dime of the new revenue.
3. Pass a massive emergency Bring It Home Tax Cut to bolster the economy, stop inflation and save and create jobs. Canada needs a massive tax cut on work, investment, energy, homebuilding and making stuff at home. The Liberal carbon tax and capital gains tax hikes must be the first on the chopping block.
4. Immediately scrap the Liberal anti-resource law C-69 and greenlight LNG plans, pipelines, mines, factories, and port expansions to overseas markets.
5. Bring in truly free trade within Canada by knocking down interprovincial barriers to help replace lost north-south trade with east-west trade and to make us self-reliant.
6. Rebuild our military and take back control of our borders to regain the confidence of our partners, assert our sovereignty, protect our people and put Canada First.
We will protect our economy, defend our sovereignty, bring home production and paycheques and never back down. We will put Canada First—now and always.
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Boom! We welcome @Miovision to the @MaverixPe family with a $260mm growth equity investment together with our co-investors EDC and Telus.Miovision greenlights transformative acquisition backed with $260-million from Maverix, Telus, EDC theglobeandmail.com/business…
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Huge great news for the Canadian tech ecosystem!CIBC dives back into tech sector with Wellington Financial acquisition @markrmcqueen @SeanSilcoff theglobeandmail.com/report-o…
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Wow. Whether you agree or disagree with the contents of the Orders, it is mind-numbing to see how productivity applies to governance of a nation. Whoever leads Canadá in our next government must come out flying like this to correct what has been broken for so long.
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To my American friends. We love you. But we have been there, done that. We are not for sale.
In 1890, the Tariff Act came into place in the United States. It placed tariffs on imports of up to 50%.
While touted as a way to build American industry, there was also the hope it would force an annexation of Canada. It backfired.
Let's learn more.
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ALT The image is a black-and-white political cartoon depicting a man in a suit standing behind a counter labeled "Republican Platform." He is holding a bottle labeled "Untaxed Whiskey, 20¢ Gal." in one hand and a piece of cloth labeled "War-Taxed Common Cloth, Tariff 84%" in the other. Above the counter, a sign reads, "If you don’t see what you want, ask for it." The cartoon, signed by W.A. Rogers, appears to satirize the Republican Party's economic policies, highlighting the disparity in taxation between luxury items like whiskey and essential goods like cloth.
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Public service announcement: Absolutely speak your mind publicly about your political likes and dislikes, but unhinged lunatics like this one don’t make it easy for people to go into politics. This could dangerously get out of hand for any politician of any political stripe.
#WATCH: Woman tells PM Justin Trudeau “please get the f*ck out of B.C.”
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Congratulations to @MaRSDD and @YungWu !!! An amazing choice who will take MaRS to new heights!!! newswire.ca/news-releases/yu…
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So proud @ArleneDickinson !!
Dragon’s Den Star Arlene Dickinson raises $100-million to back food and health startups. Many of her portfolio companies have seen a huge uptick in sales amid pandemic surge buying - The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/business…
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We are looking for those entrepreneurs in a variety of “traditional” industries that have levered technology to enable them to outgrow their competition and looking to scale globally.
We are ready to rummmbbbbllllle! Looking for great entrepreneurs who have set their sights on global domination. theglobeandmail.com/business… @ruffoloj @Mark_Maybank @14y7h @DrEricHoskins @NagarRahmani @Mav_John @vvnoleary
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Warren, do you know what’s even more disappointing. The appallingly high number of morons in this country or political shills that spread misinformation. I can’t tell which is which but either way, we have lost thought and reason.
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Seriously, how many people need to die before we realize we have a serious issue with pedestrians and cyclists getting hit by large trucks. @JohnTory thestar.com/news/gta/2021/04…
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Precisely on point. Canadá was not going to avoid the tariffs as it was telegraphed to us for a long time. But Canadá failed to build resiliency to withstand the full impact of such tariffs. Justin Trudeau failed to make ready for the storm theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…
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Go Canada!!
OMERS Ventures portfolio companies have raised over $1.4B and have created more than 5,000 jobs! #FutureofCanada #CADTech #GoingForGold
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Fascinating interview with @PierrePoilievre in which despite the many challenges Canada is currently facing, all is reversible (it wont be easy though) to bring Canada back to its rightful place as one of the greatest countries in the world.
Thanks to Dr. @jordanbpeterson for taking the time to talk with me about restoring Canada’s promise.
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Huge news!! Thank you @JustinTrudeau for responding to the desperate situation faced by so many small and medium sized businesses @NavdeepSBains @mary_ng @Bill_Morneau
TUNE IN: I’m announcing significant measures that will support small business owners and entrepreneurs so they can pay their workers and bills during these challenging times. Click here to watch the announcement live: cpac.ca/en/direct/cpac2/4316…
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Meet some of the folks at Maverix Private Equity
Thank you @BetaKit for this great story. We are so excited to get things going! @Mav_John @Mark_Maybank @14y7h
@chitra_anand @ruffoloj @NagarRahmani @vvnoleary @DrEricHoskins
#MaverixPE #WeAreMaverix
betakit.com/nearing-the-firs…
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Boom!
.@Wattpad raises $61.25 million to continue investment in machine learning, interactive storytelling buff.ly/2mHRQxQ #cdntech
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3/ It has been just over a year since my catastrophic accident while cycling and it has been just over a year when I was told I would never walk again. They never said anything about cycling!! Just wait until next year….
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Will not give anything away, but for folks waiting to watch the BlackBerry movie, you will have a lot of fun reminiscing about Canada’s first entrepreneurial technology success story.
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Wow!!! So proud of my Les Domestiques cycling teammates!! Another record-breaking charity raise for the annual Peter Gilgan / Mattamy Tour de Bleu of $4.7mm!!! All proceeds going to Trillium Health Partners #charity #fundraising #cycling
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How many deaths will it take to understand that it must be legislated that heavy trucks possess sensors (like virtually every car) to mitigate deaths to cyclists and pedestrians. @MayorOliviaChow @BradMBradford
This is where the fifth cyclist (most on record) to die in Toronto this year was killed this morning. A construction dumpster (now removed) that blocked part of the right turn lane onto Avenue Rd from Bloor likely forced a more difficult merge.
Listen: toronto.citynews.ca/audio
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Let’s commit to this now.
TAKE BACK CONTROL OF THE BORDER & SAVE 🇨🇦🇺🇸 trade:
We must:
1. Send Canadian Forces troops, helicopters & surveillance to the border now
2. Add at least 2000 border agents & extend CBSA powers along the entire border, not just crossings
3. Install high-powered scanners, border surveillance towers & truck-mounted drone systems to spot border incursions
Sign to put Canada First 🇨🇦 conservative.ca/cpc/canada-f…
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After 2000, this is the response by @JeffBezos after @amazon got crushed in the stock market. Pure Gold. For entrepreneurs, who cares about temporary setbacks in valuation of your business continues to kill it.h/t @kcnickerson
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I am beyond thrilled to have participated in my return to the Tour de Bleu Charity event led by Peter Gilgan.The weekend event incl. many of our Les Domestiques teammates raised a record breaking $5,650,000 for William Osler Hospital-Peel Memorial in support of teen mental health
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Exactly!! The US is not subsidizing Canada for anything. They are buying Canadian oil! Alot of it at highly discounted prices. If we do extract our own natural resources, lets add the value of refining and processing here in Canada to capture the economics. @PierrePoilievre
JUST IN: Pierre Poilievre HITS BACK:
Trump is right. Trade is unfair.
"You're buying our oil at a discount. We should build more refineries....and bypass you... and you can buy from Venezuela and Iran"
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An incredible 41mm views on the @PierrePoilievre / @jordanbpeterson interview in 2 days. Interesting to note the vast majority of negative views coming from people “living off the “hog” of the taxpayer one way or another.This election is gonna save a lot of money!
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Very proud of my great friend and cycling teammate to have launched a first time fund in this turbulent time. Perfect timing to help entrepreneurs @jebannister !!
Janet Bannister launches Staircase Ventures with pledge to fund - and nurture - tech founders theglobeandmail.com/business…
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