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The case for renewing the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy

  • Since 2018, the strategy has helped over 400,000 women access financing, networks, and mentorship. Federal programs have provided over 25,000 loans to diverse women
Opinion | BY ADAM SPENCE | October 22, 2025
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is among four MPs responsible for Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada, which has outlined plans to wind down the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy next year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The case for renewing the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy

Opinion | BY ADAM SPENCE | October 22, 2025
  • Since 2018, the strategy has helped over 400,000 women access financing, networks, and mentorship. Federal programs have provided over 25,000 loans to diverse women

The case for renewing the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy

Opinion | BY ADAM SPENCE | October 22, 2025
  • Since 2018, the strategy has helped over 400,000 women access financing, networks, and mentorship. Federal programs have provided over 25,000 loans to diverse women
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is among four MPs responsible for Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada, which has outlined plans to wind down the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy next year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Let’s unlock local capital to build a stronger Canada

  • A bold, national, community finance strategy would unlock billions of dollars in private capital, create jobs, and ensure prosperity reaches every corner of the
Opinion | BY ADAM SPENCE | September 10, 2025
Community finance aligns with Canada’s economic priorities of productivity, innovation, and sustainability. It builds resilience and a competitive national economy, writes Adam Spence. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Let’s unlock local capital to build a stronger Canada

Opinion | BY ADAM SPENCE | September 10, 2025
  • A bold, national, community finance strategy would unlock billions of dollars in private capital, create jobs, and ensure prosperity reaches every corner of the

Let’s unlock local capital to build a stronger Canada

Opinion | BY ADAM SPENCE | September 10, 2025
  • A bold, national, community finance strategy would unlock billions of dollars in private capital, create jobs, and ensure prosperity reaches every corner of the
Community finance aligns with Canada’s economic priorities of productivity, innovation, and sustainability. It builds resilience and a competitive national economy, writes Adam Spence. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

An impact blueprint for Canada’s global agenda

  • Canada should stand alongside our neighbours in the Global South as a partner and investor. It would be a good choice for the world
Opinion | BY ADAM SPENCE | August 14, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. If Canada allocated one to one-and-a-half per cent of the current aid budget to this effort, we could mobilize an estimated $1.5-billion to $2.5-billion in private capital. Because many of these investments return capital, we can recycle funds into future projects and keep the flywheel turning, writes Adam Spence. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

An impact blueprint for Canada’s global agenda

Opinion | BY ADAM SPENCE | August 14, 2025
  • Canada should stand alongside our neighbours in the Global South as a partner and investor. It would be a good choice for the world

An impact blueprint for Canada’s global agenda

Opinion | BY ADAM SPENCE | August 14, 2025
  • Canada should stand alongside our neighbours in the Global South as a partner and investor. It would be a good choice for the world
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. If Canada allocated one to one-and-a-half per cent of the current aid budget to this effort, we could mobilize an estimated $1.5-billion to $2.5-billion in private capital. Because many of these investments return capital, we can recycle funds into future projects and keep the flywheel turning, writes Adam Spence. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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