There is a metal that has outlasted every empire that ever touched it. The Sumerians buried it with their dead. The Spanish murdered a civilization to possess it. And in 2016, Canada — a G7 nation of serious people making serious decisions — sold its last bar and walked away with zero. What they left on the table wasn't just $125 billion. It was six thousand years of hard-won wisdom.
In 1929, Charles Mitchell sold the rags-to-riches dream while radio towers broadcast promises of prosperity. Today, Jensen Huang does the same while AI promises to transform everything. Both eras share indiscriminate spending, puppet masters whispering to presidents, and millions believing the future arrives on schedule. History doesn't repeat—it rhymes. And we're dancing to the same deadly tune.
Canada is rich in resources, talent, and grit, but it’s stuck in a loop of red tape, runaway housing, and stalled productivity. This article lays out seven bold, practical reforms to reignite the economy, reward hard work, and make homeownership and entrepreneurship possible again. It’s time to reboot the True North.
History teaches us that those who embrace transformative technologies early are the ones who thrive. From the industrial revolution to the dawn of the internet, every seismic shift in technology has rewarded the bold and punished the hesitant. Bitcoin is the latest chapter in this story—a digital revolution that is reshaping the global economy and... Continue Reading →
Notes Beyond the Map 