November 2nd, 2023

See recording of panel here.

Canada is a global hub for innovation in tech and AI. How can strategy, tailored for the data driven economy help Canada stimulate investments in Canadian tech companies?

Panelists:

Senator Colin Deacon, Independent Senator for Nova Scotia, Senate of Canada

Keith Jansa, CEO, Digital Governance Council

Mai Mavinkurve, Managing Partner, Prosperity Global Services‍

‍Moderator: Claudia Krywiak, President & CEO, Ontario Centre of Innovation

October 3rd, 2023

Hosted by Jeff Adamson (Co-founder of Neo Financial and SkipTheDishes), Behind the Brand podcast interviews today's most influential leaders. In this episode, Senator Deacon joins Jeff to talk about the transformative power of Open Banking, innovation in government services, and the need for regulatory change in Canada, especially in the banking and financial sectors. Click here to listen.

September 27th, 2023

A panel at Elevate Festival in Toronto with Senator Deacon and Daniel Eberhard, CEO of KOHO on “Unmasking Financial Inequality: Rethinking Credit Assessment”.

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August 9th, 2023

Senator Deacon sits down with Debbie Gamble in this edition of Interac’s Everyday Trust series. They discuss the elements needed to build a trusted digital economy that will unlock the innovations and benefits to improve the lives of Canadians. Click here to read the conversation.

March 7th, 2023

The workshop focused on four elements of the financial system: payments, open banking, stablecoins and retail CBDCs. Starting again with lessons from policy innovation, experiments and analysis in other jurisdictions, the workshop asked a number of questions for Canada: To what extent should developments in these areas be seen as complements and necessary to lay the groundwork for a coherent system of digital money? What new risks may arise and what are the necessary safeguards that need to be put in place? Which ones should be prioritized and what trade-offs will be required? What are the consequences for regulators?

This video contains the opening remarks from The Honourable Colin Deacon, Independent Senator, Nova Scotia.

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January 25th, 2023

Not only do the Big Five banks get away with charging exorbitant fees for basic services. Not only do they block any competitors by controlling Canada’s payment infrastructure. Not only are they totally entwined with the federal government.

But the Big Five banks are about to get even bigger.

Featured in this episode: Senator Colin Deacon, Keldon Bester, Alex Vronces.

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