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emerged partly in response to trade tensions and geopolitical uncertainties.“ A lot of this was driven by trade wars and tariffs,” Todd explains.
The initiative focuses on developing Canadian businesses and entrepreneurship while addressing data sovereignty concerns. There are certain types of data – personal, financial, medical – but from a Canadian government perspective, there is also data associated to the country’ s most valuable assets, Todd notes. These require frameworks that ensure Canadian sovereignty and control. eStruxture’ s 100 % Canadian ownership positions the company advantageously.“ We’ re Canadian headquartered, owned and controlled,” Taylor states.“ We’ re investing across the country.” The company developed long-term relationships with federal and provincial governments, positioning itself as a trusted advisor.
The government’ s recognition of digital infrastructure’ s importance manifests in concrete ways.“ This is the first federal government that has appointed a Minister of AI and Digital Innovation,” Taylor explains.“ We are super proud of that.” The appointment shows just how highly the government currently values the AI and digital infrastructure economies.
Todd is clear that Buy Canada is not about the exclusion of the rest of the world.“ Despite the push for Buy Canada, the doors are open at a global level, and partnerships are being brought in and developed every
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