I've noticed, too, that we have amazing talent coming out of Kitchener Centre. The thing is, we educate very well where I'm from, but everybody seems to be leaving and going to Silicon Valley.
What can the government put in place to ensure we retain our talent, especially in tech centres like Kitchener Centre?
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Monthly update · November 2025
November 2025: Innovation, housing and community in Kitchener Centre
In November 2025, Kelly DeRidder, MP for Kitchener Centre, championed local innovators in Ottawa, met on housing and small business, and joined community celebrations across the riding.
Quarterly report · Q4 2025 (October–December)
Q4 2025 (October–December): Innovation, Safety and Community
See how Kelly DeRidder, MP for Kitchener Centre, spoke up in Ottawa and showed up at home this fall, from innovation and jobs to safer communities and local celebrations.
Year in review · 2025
2025: Kelly DeRidder Works for Kitchener Centre, Home and Away
In 2025, Kelly DeRidder, MP for Kitchener Centre, spoke up in Ottawa for local priorities and met with innovators, charities and neighbours across the riding. See what she did on housing, safety, jobs and community.
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House of Commons · November 24, 2025
House of Commons
I agree with supporting start-ups. Again, we do a very good job at incubating in Kitchener Centre, but commercialization doesn't happen here in Canada. We don't have an environment where venture capitalists want to invest. We have too high a tax burden and the regulatory burdens … Read more
are too high. Although I agree with incubating these start-ups, what can this government do better to make sure that they can also commercialize, stay here in Canada and not leave?
House of Commons · November 24, 2025
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Thank you. Thank you, everybody, for coming today. My question is for you, Hugo. Today we've heard over and over that we don't even have a definition in this current government of what Canadian sovereignty means for AI innovation. We have no definition of what to protect an… Read more
d no definition of what we want to retain, with both our innovation and our talent, but the money seems to be flowing. There are already hundreds of millions of dollars being spent. It seems to me that this government is running with their eyes closed. Do you believe there are guardrails or plans in place to ensure that the almost $1.3 billion in innovation funding goes to tech companies in Kitchener, for example, for us to retain our innovation and talent instead of leaving it to foreign entities that are taking our innovation and talent?
Facebook · November 24, 2025
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