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Is Vancouver a Legitimate Tech Hub?
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Dec 9, 2015, 11:12 PM
BodomReaper
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And the province announced $100 million in investments to new tech startups. Also, the government noted that the tech industry is outpacing the rest of the province in growth. I'm surprised as I didn't think that this government cared about the tech industry. Maybe they finally realized, as they mentioned today, that the industry is growing faster than the economy as a whole.
http://www.vancouversun.com/business...297/story.html
http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2015/12/b...d-investments/
It's upsetting that the government is playing venture capitalist with public money. This is no better than the sweetheart subsidies we give away to the film industry.
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