An Innovative Economy Needs An Innovative Government.

Senator Colin Deacon

What motivates our office?

We live in a disrupt or be disrupted world, and global competitive pressure demands that we address the challenges and opportunities of digitization, climate change and diversity with an unrelenting sense of urgency. To this end, our team is searching to identify and advance actionable and sustainable market-based solutions that deliver increasing social and economic benefits to Canadians in an inclusive manner. We believe that enormous social benefits flow when government positions itself as a catalyst, enabling Canadians in communities throughout our country to build a more resilient economy.

  • Climate Innovation.

    Senator Deacon is committed to championing policies that catalyze groundbreaking technologies and processes designed to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere.

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  • Digital Government.

    Digital Government—a new frontier in value creation for individuals and institutions around the world. Innovative technologies enable individuals to unlock capabilities and benefits as they interact with governments, the private sector and society.

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  • Regulatory Modernization

    Regulatory stagnation stifles innovation, competition, and productivity in our economy. Senator Deacon advocates for a whole-of-government approach to an agile, modernized regulatory system that accelerates a pro-competitive, innovative, economy while still protecting consumers from risks and harms.

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  • Senate Net Zero Project.

    The Senate of Canada is committed to reduce the Senate's carbon footprint to net-zero by 2030 and to implement sustainable practices in its operations.

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  • Open Banking.

    Senator Deacon is a strong advocate for the adoption of open banking - a regulatory and systemic change that shifts control and ownership of data from institutions to consumers - in Canada.

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  • Other Projects.

    Interested in learning more? Click here for detailed information about our other projects, including past projects.

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The Latest.

See the latest from Senator Colin Deacon, including his most recent interviews, speeches, special project updates, and all other endeavours.

  • 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.

  • December 17th, 2024

    Senator Deacon joins The Carbon Curve podcast to share his thoughts on how government policy can empower entrepreneurs, encourage investment in carbon removal technologies, and enable regulatory agility to adapt to the fast evolving needs of carbon removal and climate solutions more generally. Listen to the entire conversation here.

  • December 10th, 2024

    Canadians all around the country are struggling with cost-of-living. Bill C-78 (Tax Break for All Canadians Act) seeks to provide an exemption to GST & HST for two months (until Feb 2025) in order to provide relief to Canadians. Senator Deacon rises in the Chamber to speak against this Bill, highlighting its  negative impacts on provinces, small businesses, and Canadians who are struggling the most. Click here to see the full speech.

  • December 5th, 2024

    Senator Deacon asks about the Government's progress in creating a policy and legislative framework that would give Canadians control over their privacy and security when engaging with Government online. Click here to see the full exchange.

  • October 22nd, 2024

    In this speech, Senator Deacon makes the case for why Canada holds the potential of becoming home to the most effective and cost-efficient carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies in the world. Click here to see the speech.

  • October 3rd, 2024

    This discussion paper aims to map out the range of innovation-funding programs offered by the Canadian federal government and identify key questions and observations to guide discussion on this crucial economic policy lever. This document is a starting point – one that we hope will drive further conversation.

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