What is Build Canada trying to construct?
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"I don't know what Canadian DOGE is. You know what I know? That everyone is projecting both their hopes and fears onto this thing."
Ex-Shopify VP Daniel Debow joins to discuss his Build Canada initiative, what it's attempting to achieve, what it isn't, and his frustration regarding ongoing associations with 'Canadian DOGE'.
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Major tech figures get into politics with launch of Build Canada
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