Canadian Tech:
Innovation Includes Everyone
Technologie et innovation au Canada:
l’inclusion n’est pas une option.
An Open Letter / Une lettre ouverte
February 23, 2025 / Le 23 février 2025
Dear Canada / Cher Canada,
You may have heard that Canada’s most valuable public tech company was recently in the news for platforming a store selling swastika t-shirts. Canadians were rightfully outraged.
Vous avez peut-être appris que la plus importante entreprise technologique publique du pays a récemment fait les manchettes pour avoir hébergé une boutique vendant des t-shirts à croix gammée. Les Canadiens et les canadiennes ont été indigné·es, à juste titre.
You may not have heard that they, and other, influential tech companies in Canada have already started rolling back protections and support for women, 2SLGBTQIA+ people, Black and Indigenous communities, immigrants, and other marginalized groups.
Vous n'avez peut-être réalisé que cette entreprise, ainsi que d'autres entreprises technologiques influentes au Canada, ont déjà commencé à réduire les protections et le soutien pour les femmes, les personnes LGBTQIA2S+, les communautés noires et autochtones, les immigrants et autres groupes marginalisés.
This is the wrong direction for Canada. Une mauvaise direction pour le Canada.
Canada is a country that values fairness, inclusion, and opportunity. We get it wrong, often, and there is still so much work to be done. But make no mistake—powerful forces in our tech sector want to reshape Canada in the image of those who see inclusion as an obstacle, not an advantage. They lobby politicians, control media platforms, and influence policies that move us closer to the divisive politics of our southern neighbour.
Le Canada est un pays qui valorise l'équité, l'inclusion et l'opportunité. Il y a encore beaucoup de travail à faire, nous ne sommes pas parfaits. Mais nous ne pouvons pas tolérer que des acteurs influents du secteur technologique veulent remodeler le Canada à l'image de ceux qui voient l'inclusion comme un obstacle, et non comme un avantage. Ils font du lobbying auprès des politiciens, contrôlent les plateformes médiatiques et influencent les politiques qui nous rapprochent de la politique divisive de notre voisin du sud.
We will not allow business leaders, many of whom are unelected, unknown, and unaccountable, to dictate the future of this country. Businesses should not run the government. The government should not be beholden to business interests that prioritize profit over people.
Nous ne permettrons pas à des dirigeants d'entreprises, qui ne sont ni pas des élu·es, qui opèrent dans l’ombre, qui refusent de porter la responsabilité de leurs actes, de dicter l'avenir de ce pays. Les entreprises ne devraient pas diriger le gouvernement. Le gouvernement ne devrait pas être redevable aux intérêts commerciaux qui privilégient le profit au détriment des gens.
Thousands of us — entrepreneurs, marketers, engineers, and support staff— have built Canada into the global tech leader it is today. We did this not by shutting people out, but by welcoming talent from every background.
Des milliers d'entre nous, entrepreneur·es, spécialistes du marketing, ingénieur·es et personnel de soutien, ont fait du Canada le leader technologique mondial qu'il est aujourd'hui. C’est par l’accueil des talents de tous les horizons que nous y sommes parvenus, non par l’exclusion.
We must protect the Canadian values of equity, inclusion, and collective responsibility in our tech ecosystem.
Nous devons protéger les valeurs canadiennes d'équité, d'inclusion et de responsabilité collective dans notre écosystème d’affaires et de technologie.
If we abandon those values now, we risk losing everything that makes Canada a place where innovation thrives—not just for a select few, but for everyone. And we risk handing even more power to a small, homogenous group of business leaders who would strip away jobs and equality in pursuit of profit.
Si aujourd’hui nous abandonnons ces valeurs, nous risquons de perdre tout ce qui fait du Canada un lieu où l'innovation prospère, pas seulement pour quelques personnes, mais pour l’ensemble de la population. Le risque est réel, il ne faut pas donner encore plus de pouvoir à un petit groupe homogène de dirigeants d'entreprises qui n’hésitent pas à supprimer emplois et égalité dans leur quête du profit.
The future of our industry—and our country—depends on defending what makes us different. We must reject efforts to erase diversity, dismantle inclusion, and undermine equity. We must not tolerate, platform, or profit from hate.
L'avenir de notre industrie, et de notre pays, dépend de ce qui nous distingue. Nous devons défendre ces acquis sans relâche. Nous devons nous opposer aux efforts visant à effacer la diversité, à démanteler l'inclusion et à saper l'équité. Nous ne devons pas tolérer, accueillir, ni profiter de la haine.
We urge all Canadians to stand up for equality and send a clear message: We do not support businesses that abandon these values.
Nous exhortons tous les Canadiens et Canadiennes à défendre l'égalité et à envoyer un message clair: les entreprises qui refusent ou abandonnent ces valeurs n’obtiendront pas notre soutien.
Signed / SignÉ,
Laura Gabor, Co-founder / Founder, Ecologicca / What in the Tech
Avery Swartz, Founder & CEO, Camp Tech
Sarah Stockdale, Founder and CEO, Growclass
Arlene Dickinson, General Partner, District Ventures Capital
Amber Mac, President, AmberMac Media
Sylvain Carle
Casey Reid, Director of Product and Growth, Thin Air Labs
Dan Dumond
Derek Jouppi, CEO, Advite
E. K., CEO, Hard Copy Media
Elize Shirdel, CEO, HELM Life
Fatima Zaidi, Founder and CEO, CoHost
Helen Kontozopoulos, Founder & CEO, Resiin
Hilary Kilgour, Managing Partner, Audaxa Ventures
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Jessica McNaughton, Founder, MemoryKPR Technology
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Maggie Patterson, Owner, Scoop Studios
Marissa McNeelands, Founder & CEO, Toast
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Rachel Bartholomew, CEO, Founder, Hyivy Health, Femtech Canada
Sara Norton, Founder, REPLY-ALL
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David Feldt, Founder & CEO, JazLabs, Inc
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Rob Price
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Ilana Ben-Ari, CEO, Twenty One Toys
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Peter Faist, CEO, Staffy Health
Amanda Nagy, Director, People
Stephanie Hollingshead, CEO, TAP Network
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Brooke Sykes, Mozilla
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Andrew Sorlie, Co-Owner/Creative Director, Stature Films
Emily Sorlie, Co-Owner/Executive Producer, Stature Films
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Jack Noppé, Chief Product Officer, Retired
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Donato Sferra, Managing partner, Hillcrest Merchant Partners
Lisa Zarzeczny, CEO, Elevate
Noah Barrett, Data Scientist, Limbus AI
Sarojini Sengupta, Co-founder and CEO, AIMH Inc.
Brad Terakita, VP Marketing
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