{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"In the Money with Amber Kanwar","title":"Can Canada Meet the Moment? Jim Balsillie Doesn't Hold Back","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2724,"description":"Canada has no shortage of breakthrough ideas. The problem, Jim Balsillie argues, is that too many of them create jobs, wealth and prosperity somewhere else. He even describes Canada as a \"global philanthropist\"—a country that invents world-changing technologies but lets the economic benefits accrue elsewhere. As Canada prepares to host the Prime Minister's first-ever Canada Investment Summit this September, we're kicking off our special summer series, Can Canada Meet the Moment?, with one of the country's most influential voices on innovation.\nHosted by Paige Ellis, the first episode features Jim Balsillie, Retired Chairman and co-CEO of Research In Motion (BlackBerry) and Co-Founder & Chair of the Council of Canadian Innovators. Balsillie argues Canada's biggest challenge isn't innovation—it's public policy.\nDrawing on his experience building BlackBerry into one of the world's most successful technology companies, Balsillie explains why Canada continues to lose startups, talent and intellectual property to the United States, why he believes government policy has put \"wind in the face\" of Canadian entrepreneurs, and what must change if Canada wants to compete in AI, advanced technology and the industries of the future. He also reflects on BlackBerry's rise and decline, the lessons Canada still hasn't learned, and why he believes Canada can reverse decades of economic decline if it rethinks how it supports innovation.\nThroughout this special series, we're asking one question: Can Canada meet the moment? From innovation and entrepreneurship to natural resources, capital and public policy, we'll explore what's working, what's broken, and what it will take for Canada to build the next generation of globally competitive companies.\nTimestamps\n0:06 Can Canada Meet the Moment presented by Forum Asset Management\n0:50 Amber asks Can Canada Meet the Moment?\n1:40 Amber welcomes Paige\n3:30 The Canadian startup pipeline is shrinking\n05:30 The blackberry story & Jim Balsillie...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/er9NR63MREFV6i2rlZX8f-yMY6gNSK83fNUOzBPoSt8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zZmQy/OWMwNmEzY2Y0YTg1/NjM4MjQ3Y2NjMWYy/Zjk1My5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}