An Innovative Economy Needs An Innovative Government.
Senator Colin Deacon
What motivates our office
We are dedicated to finding creative ways for government to empower Canada’s entrepreneurs and innovators to solve important national problems and implement globally competitive solutions. We believe that by addressing certain challenges, Canada can begin to unlock the ability of Canadian innovators to improve the quality of life and prosperity of all Canadians. Click here to read our full mission.
The Latest.
See the latest from Senator Colin Deacon, including his most recent interviews, speeches, special project updates, and all other endeavours.
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June 12th, 2025
In this speech, Senator Deacon suggests four key areas of importance that this new government could focus on to boldly transform Canada’s economy: modernizing competition policies, reforming the regulatory system, improving procurement and catalyzing investment and support to innovators. Click here to see his full remarks.
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June 12th, 2025
In this Op-Ed co-written with Ari Pandes (Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Calgary’s Haskayne School Business), Senator Deacon and Mr. Pandes make the case for why years of banking and financial sector consolidation has negatively impacted Canada’s economic competitiveness. Click here to read the full opinion piece.
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June 12th, 2025
Procurement remains one of the biggest barriers for innovative companies. Senator Deacon asks the Government Representative of the Senate about what the new government plans to do about fixing procurement programs for innovation. Click here to see the entire exchange.
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June 10th, 2025
Senator Deacon celebrates DeNova, a Nova-Scotia based company that produces a high-value protein ingredient from methanol. The Senator also urges the government to prioritize catalyzing innovative companies such as DeNova that cut across multiple national priorities. Click to see the entire speech.
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May 29th 2025
Technology has become a disruptive, cross-cutting force that shapes every corner of our society. As a result, it’s important that legislators learn to understand and know how to effectively legislate and regulate it. For this reason, Senator Deacon introduced Motion 3 in the Chamber, to encourage Senators to actively deliberate on the impacts and influences of technology in any study that is undertaken in committee. In this speech, Senator Deacon makes the case for why Senators need the skill sets to effectively legislate, investigate and advise on this ubiquitous, disruptive force. Click here to see the speech.
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May 7th, 2025
In this two-part series with the Investment Industry Association of Canada (IIAC), Senator Deacon speaks about the causes of Canada’s economic declines. He provides ideas on incentives for growing Canadian companies and how to rethink an industrial policy that reflects the reality of a knowledge and data-driven economy.