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BIV on Roundhouse March 27: Uber co-founder brings startup program to Vancouver

On the latest show, OpenMedia’s David Christopher discusses the federal budget’s high ambitions for digital policy, net neutrality and how its affordable Internet initiative fails to meet expectations.
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For eight consecutive years, Vancouver has ranked number one in North America in terms of quality of life | Photo: Joseph Hanus, Shutterstock

On the latest show, OpenMedia’s David Christopher discusses the federal budget’s high ambitions for digital policy, net neutrality and how its affordable Internet initiative fails to meet expectations.

Then, Expa Labs’ Eric Friedman discusses the launch of the Vancouver branch of the accelerator program from the co-founder of Uber.

And the FDA has just given Vancouver-based Aegis Medical Innovations the green light to conduct clinical trials for its device that aims to reduce strokes. Aegis CEO Trevor McCaw discusses the U.S. market potential as well as Vancouver’s med-tech ecosystem.

Later, Retail Insider’s Craig Patterson talks about the latest news in retail, including Sears Canada’s new pricing strategy amid trouble at the U.S. company.

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