This morning, I had the opportunity to sit down with Habitat for Humanity in my office to…

n in Punjab, India, in 1893, he immigrated to Canada and enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1915. Despite facing discrimination, Singh served with distinction in the 20th Battalion of the Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment). Standing alongside community members to honour the legacy of Sikh soldiers, was a powerful reminder of courage, sacrifice, and belonging. Their service is etched into our shared history. Lest we forget.

universities and your foundation to develop policy. You also gave $10 million to our Perimeter Institute, which helped it open. It is literally one of our driving forces of local innovation and tech in Kitchener. On top of that, you've supported our cancer centre at Grand River Hospital and our Waterloo Regional Children's Museum. You are the example of success when the IP stays in Canada. You can innovate, monetize and scale in the communities where this innovation is developed. What has changed or has not been done in the national landscape that causes companies to no longer be able to monetize and scale here, and what causes them to head south instead?

recommended building capacity for a knowledge-based, data-driven economy. Since then, almost three years later, not one policy has been created to meet the needs of a strategic orientation. On top of that, your warning of $100 billion lost annually from unowned IP really hits home. It hits home because Kitchener start-ups are directly impacted by red tape, high taxes, no IP strategy and a lack of policy, which is preventing investment. Where is this failure coming from? What can be done to fully unleash Kitchener's innovation engine and reverse the damage of this lost decade?