Keynote
Disenshittification Nation
How can Canada turn the upheaval of U.S.A./Canada relations over the past year into a strategic opportunity to rebuild its tech sector, strengthen digital sovereignty and position itself as a global technology leader?
DATE
Apr 16, 2026
START TIME
7:00 p.m.
END TIME
8:00 p.m.
LOCATION
OCAD U
Talk
Cory Doctorow
Author, activist and journalist Cory Doctorow joins DemocracyXChange 2026 to discuss how Canada can seize the Trump moment to revitalise its tech sector, make billions of dollars at the expense of Trump's most prominent backers, secure its digital sovereignty, and become a global tech powerhouse. Canada spent the first quarter of the new millennium as a branch plant of the US, terrified of the tariffs we were threatened with if we shaped out policy to benefit Canadians and Canadian innovation. A new, global opportunity is upon us, and it's ours to seize -- or lose.