Conversations across Canada—Transcript

(Music up)

Onscreen text:
One key question
(Excerpt from the "Canadian Innovation Agenda" video featuring Minister Bains)

Minister Bains:
How to make Canada more innovative?

Onscreen text:
10 innovation leaders
(Series of photos of various innovation leaders)

Unidentified male:
[Translation]
Canadian firms addressing technology challenges.

Onscreen text:
28 roundtables
(Series of photos of various people participating in round-table meetings)

Unidentified male:
I think that one thing that they need to do in Canada is to support companies.

Unidentified female:
[Translation]
Our scientists being recognized around the world.

Onscreen text:
1,752 ideas
(Interview excerpt featuring Tobias Lütke, the founder and CEO of Shopify)

Tobias Lütke:
Teaching computer literacy to children at a very early age.
(Man-on-the-street interview excerpt with unidentified male under which appears the hashtag #CdnInnovation)

Unidentified male:
Canada can be more innovative through use of green energy.

Onscreen text:
119,047 interactions
(Series of photos of the website and different social media channels used to engage Canadians on the Innovation Agenda)

Onscreen text:
Innovation for a Better Canada
(Music ends)