Interviews, webinars and podcasts
CONVERSATIONS
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November 17th, 2025
Senator Colin Deacon joins host Alistair Croll to discuss breaking Canada’s own rules as it relates to digital government service delivery.
You can listen to the podcast here.
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October 6th, 2025
The Delegation of the European Union to Canada, in close collaboration with the Digital Governance Council, organized a high-level workshop on Digital Interoperability and Mutual Recognition between the European Union and Canada.
The high profile event was hosted by Senator Deacon inside of the Senate of Canada chamber.
Read more here.
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September 9th, 2025
Senator Colin Deacon joins host Allan Gates and our Chris Crowell to discuss his fight to push the Government of Canada to work smarter in support of innovation and to open up procurement to help Canadian start-ups.
You can listen to the podcast here.
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May 23rd, 2025
Senator Deacon joined other prominent stakeholders in the innovation ecosystem to discuss the barriers scaleups face and how to create a favourable investment environment for these companies.
Click here to read the summary blog post of the roundtable. To listen to the entire recording, click the link here.
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February 8th, 2025
Senator Deacon joins Hashtag Trending podcast host Jim Love to discuss the challenges facing Canada as it transitions into the AI age. They discuss current economic threats, the need for a digital and AI-driven transformation, the importance of regulatory reform, innovation, and the role of digital government in tackling future challenges. Click here to listen to this episode.
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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.