This week, CanCon features a power-packed guest panel ready to discuss the impact of #Budget2017 on Canada's tech ecosystem.

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"Money City Maniacs" by Sloan
"If I Had $1,000,000" by Barenaked Ladies

This week on CanCon, the team takes a look at the process behind building a smart city, the ethics of coding, and the latest HR oopsie from a Canadian startup called Skip the Dishes.

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This week on CanCon, the team fields your Canadian tech questions, including great women in tech, and the tension in Canada between exits and IPOs.

Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): "Highschool" by Flashing Lights

This week on CanCon, the team continues to track Uber's very bad 2017, and talks about startup valuations and why they matter (to Hootsuite especially).

Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): "I was born (A Unicorn)" by The Unicorns

This week on CanCon, the team discusses Uber's culture problems and treatment of women, and if a Geneva Convention for cyber warfare would help.

Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): "Get Some Freedom" by Big Data (featuring Dragonette)
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This week on CanCon, the team discusses the new eSports channel coming to Canadian TV, and if Snap's upcoming IPO is something new or a second Twitter.

Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): "REALiTi" by Grimes.

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This week on CanCon, the team asks what happens when ideas move companies (Oculus), and how CEOs should respond to public pressure (Shopify).

Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): "Legal Tender" by Handsome Furs
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This week on CanCon, the team discusses the events leading up to the open letter written by the Canadian tech community, and its potential outcomes.

Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): "Citizens of Tomorrow" by Tokyo Police Club
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This week on CanCon, the catches up on the latest AI and supercluster news in Canada (again), and share reasons to be optimistic with tech.

Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): “Bit by Bit” by Mother Mother
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This week on CanCon, the team evaluates the merits of a Canadian AI supercluster, the perils of unchecked AI, and the value of innovation infrastructure spending.

Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): “A conversation between two robots” by The Superfantastics
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This week on CanCon, the team shares their tech resolutions for 2017, evaluates the latest from CES, and weighs the impact of the CRTC's new broadband decision.

Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): “Dark Days” by PUP
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On this episode of CanCon, we answer submitted questions on Canadian tech to ring in 2017.

Music clip (under fair dealing): “In The New Year” by The Walkmen
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This week on CanCon, the team looks back on a weird and wild 2016, and makes terrible tech predictions for 2017.

Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): “We're here for a good time (but not a long time)” by Trooper

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This week on CanCon, the team provides a eulogy for Pebble, checks in on the Oculus update, and shops at Amazon's futuristic grocery store.

Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): “That Don't Impress Me Much” by Shania Twain
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This week on CanCon, the team evaluates bad startup PR (Equibit), and tries to untangle the tangled Canadian media landscape (CBC vs CRTC vs Netflix vs everybody).

Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): “Consequence Free” by Great Big Sea
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Rob Kenedi returns as the CanCon team discusses his travels to Web Summit and the weird state of video games. 

This week on CanCon, the team processes the results of the US election, debates the role Facebook played and its responsibilities, and spends some time Daydreaming.

Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): “Closing Time” by Leonard Cohen
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This week on CanCon, the team revives the Mac vs. PC debate, and digs deep into the federal government's announcement of a fast-track permit for foreign workers. With Bloomberg's Gerrit De Vynck and Communitech's Chris Plunkett!

Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): “Naveed” by Our Lady Peace
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On this episode of CanCon, TechTO's Alex Norman guest stars to explain how he brought AngelList Syndicates to Ontario, and the impact of tech on Toronto's economy.

Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): “Gravedigger” by Lynne Hanson
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On this episode of CanCon, the team diagnoses the problem with healthtech in Canada, and apply for the Rogers CEO position.

Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): “The Stranger” by Gord Downie
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On this episode of CanCon, the team evaluates Slack's newest competitor (Facebook) and decides where in Canada to build a tech startup.

Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): “German Polka Medley” performed by Walter Ostanek
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On this episode of CanCon, the team analyzes Google's encroachment on Apple's corner, and stacks up the Canadian-made Sulon Q to the big name VR competition.

Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): "Informer" by Snow
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On this episode of CanCon, the team prepares a eulogy for Shomi and packs its gear for Mars to join Elon Musk.

Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): "DVP" by PUP
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