Is it too late for Canada to get onboard blockchain train, or have we already been left behind?

Although there are many issues impacting the 'now' of Canada’s political economy, the issue of when and how the government will acknowledge this most recent reanimation of capitalism looms like a shadow over our digital industries.

Are policy-makers willing to follow the example of Malta—a Mediterranean nation recently termed “Blockchain Island”—or through inaction will we be resigned to import innovation from more forward-looking jurisdictions, writes James Patriquin. Photograph courtesdy of Pxhere

Opinion

BY JAMES PATRIQUIN

May 7, 2018

OTTAWA—In the past 20 years, information technology has become a monumentally important feature of globalization. The internet, in particular, has made digital channels of communication more reliable, promoted cross-border interaction, and collapsed the geographical distance between the world’s ...

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