daniel debow
@ddebow
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❤️🇨🇦 3x co-founder. Let’s @Build_Canada. rational optimist.
Toronto, Ontario
Joined February 2008
Your odds of being great at anything are directly proportional to your willingness to suck at it for a long time.
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Get married, have kids, and stop partying into oblivion. Leave a legacy, be courageous. Happy Sunday God Bless all the parents out there 🙏
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Protect the people who build from the people who block. The people who block are already protecting themselves.
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Wow – the love for Understanding Canada has been immense. Over a hundred people signed up 😅 Unfortunately we only had room for 20 at this first session. Rest assured we're working on how to scale the event However don't let that stop you from joining the conversation! (cont)
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Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITBs) are the most important policy for shaping how defence spending contributes to the Canadian economy. They require defence contractors spend an amount equal to their contract value in Canada as "offset obligations". The core aim is to
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a smart way to increase our defence AND innovation capacity.
Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITBs) are the most important policy for shaping how defence spending contributes to the Canadian economy. They require defence contractors spend an amount equal to their contract value in Canada as "offset obligations". The core aim is to
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Canadian Defence spending is set to more than double. Currently large contracts (>$100m) have to prove they spend an equivalent of *ever single dollar* in Canada. This should be a massive investment in Canadian excellence in defence and dual-use technology. But the rules are
Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITBs) are the most important policy for shaping how defence spending contributes to the Canadian economy. They require defence contractors spend an amount equal to their contract value in Canada as "offset obligations". The core aim is to
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Canada’s first Defence Tech Hackathon September 20 in Toronto at the DMZ 🚨 $10K cash prize generously provided by NordSpace, as well as the VIP reception to follow. To join us, sign up here — space is limited. https://t.co/AYnU3UBx0U
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Join us for the official awards ceremony and VIP reception for Canada's first Defence Tech Hackathon, presented by The Icebreaker in partnership with…
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Yo Montreal...@build_canada meet up at @Shopify MTL September 23!
Over the next couple weeks we have Build Canada meetups happening across the country! Check out the full list below.
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Over the next couple weeks we have Build Canada meetups happening across the country! Check out the full list below.
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great to focus on body exercise but too few focus on brain exercise your brain workout is reading books so, how many pages did you read today?
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ffs, hope is not a strategy. 🤦♂️ "Asked if it would open this year, Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria deferred to Lindsay, who said, “We hope, yes.” https://t.co/B8iCqZ1twW
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The head of Metrolinx said at a press conference Friday that the Eglinton LRT trains are still having “reliability and performance issues.”
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Canada spends $500M a year on it's industrial research assistance program - yet for every $1 invested, it generates just $0.88 of new research. We can do better. - Simpler applications - Market validation as the test - Upfront funding, not endless paperwork
The NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) mandate is to "Stimulate wealth creation for Canada through innovation" and it could be one of the most powerful programs to achieve this, providing almost $500m each year in non-repayable contributions. But, the program
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The goal of IRAP is to “stimulate wealth creation for Canada through innovation" we can do so much better. Here’s how…
The NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) mandate is to "Stimulate wealth creation for Canada through innovation" and it could be one of the most powerful programs to achieve this, providing almost $500m each year in non-repayable contributions. But, the program
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green shoots...
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...a movement for growth
It's only the first week back for most students and I've already had three emails from senior high school students who want to bring @build_canada to their school 👀
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a Build Canada reading group?! ❤️ volunteers who just go do things. nice work @zandertoo
Been waiting a while to share this... Next Thursday, I’m kicking off Understanding Canada with @build_canada 🇨🇦 – a reading group where we unpack the country’s most complex challenges and explore bold solutions. If you care about building a better Canada, this is your space.
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another one > The cultural prohibition on micromanagement is harmful
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