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		<title>Microsoft Surface &#8211; Beating Apple to the Punch?</title>
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		<title>Canadian Federal Party Poll &#8211; April 3, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 21:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Survey results from the MyPolitics Canada iPhone application from Purple Forge for April 3, 2010: If a Federal election was held today, which party would you vote for: Conservatives Liberal NDP Green Bloc Other Filed under: General Interest, Government, Trends Tagged: bloc, Canada, convervatives, federal, green, iphone, liberal, mypolitics, ndp, poll, purple forge<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1667&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Smart Phones, New Politics</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:27:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Ottawa University #8 in Research Income in 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:06:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Research Infosource published a report titled &#8220;Canada’s Top 50 Research Universities List 2009 Analysis&#8220;. Ottawa University came in #8&#8230; unfortunately Carleton University didn&#8217;t make the list. Posted in Canada, Creative Class, Economy, Ecosystems, General Interest, Government, Government Policy, Innovation, Ottawa, Regional Economic Development, Technology, Trends, Universities Tagged: Canada, carleton university, ottawa university, research income, Trends<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1561&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pharmaceuticals to Replace Telecom as Canada&#8217;s Top R&amp;D Spenders?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:48:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RESEARCH Infosource released a report last week titled &#8220;Canada’s Top 100 Corporate R&#38;D Spenders List 2009 Analysis&#8220; Canada&#8217;s communications/telecom sector was the number one R&#38;D spend &#8211; with 2008 research spending on associated products and services representing 40% of total industrial R&#38;D.  Of the top 100 R&#38;D performers, 15 were from the communications/telecom sector. In [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1555&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Imports from Canada down 50%</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:14:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Import declines seem to have hit bottom and are now on the way up. ref: Economic Research Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis Posted in Business, Canada, depression 2.0, Economy, General Interest, Government, United States, US Tagged: Canada, Economic Trends, imports, US<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1541&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Key Economic Indicators</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CIBC publishes two documents that provide a good summary of key economic indicators for US and Canada: Key Canadian Economic Indicators Table Key U.S. Economic Indicators Table The Economist publishes weekly indicators. BMO publishes three reports: Canadian Economic Outlook Provincial Economic Outlook U.S. Economic Outlook Posted in Business, Canada, Economy, Europe, General Interest, Government, Government [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1532&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>US at 17.5% Unemployed and Underemployed</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times published  an article on November 6th that talked to the point that the &#8220;broader measure of unemployment stands at 17.5%&#8220;. The 17.5% rate includes the officially unemployed, who have looked for work in the last four weeks. It also includes discouraged workers, who have looked in the past year, as well [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1522&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>H1N1 Useful Links</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Social Networking + Mobile = Next Killer App</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley recently published data on key economy and internet trends.  The presentation is available online at various locations, including SlideShare below: Some key highlights: Mobile internet usage will be bigger than most think Apple Mobile share should suprise on upside near-term Next generation platforms (social networking + mobile) driving unprecedented change in communications + [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1456&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Social &#8220;Things&#8221; and E-democracy</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/10/26/social-things-and-e-democracy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Social networks and services offer interesting possibilities for the future of e-democracy. E-democracy is a combination of the words &#8220;electronic&#8221; and democracy.&#8221;  E-democracy represents the use of information and communication technologies and strategies by democratic actors within political and governance processes of local communities, nations and on the international stage. Democratic actors/sectors include governments, elected [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1445&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Carleton and Ottawa University Publish World Leading Research on Zombie Plagues</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:48:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recently published research paper from professors at Carleton and Ottawa University has determined that A zombie outbreak is likely to lead to the collapse of civilisation, unless it is dealt with quickly. While aggressive quarantine may contain the epidemic, or a cure may lead to coexistence of humans and zombies, the most effective way [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1401&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Government 2.0</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/08/15/government-2-0/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tim O&#8217;Reilly spoke at http://www.aifestival.org about Government 2.0.   According to People and Places: He advocated enabling four types of interaction: Government to citizen &#8211; providing services and information to citizens Citizen to government &#8211; citizens report on probelms that need government assistance Citizen to citizen &#8211; not every problem needs to be solved by government [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1391&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lead to Win Reception</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/06/17/lead-to-win-reception/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lead to Win held a reception on Monday evening for participants and supporters.   Special guests included the Mayor of Gatineau and the acting Mayor of Ottawa.  Both expressed their support for the Lead to Win program and new businesses the participants are hoping to launch. Participants at the reception commented on the strong and growing [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1328&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>BDC Gas Tank is Filled Up!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:54:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Industry Canada announced on Monday that they will be providing additional funding for BDC. The funding allocation includes $350M for BDC&#8216;s venture capital activities that will allow it to make additional direct investments of $260 million over three years in Canadian businesses already in the BDC portfolio, as well as investments in new seed technology companies [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1324&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>INTERESTED IN LAUNCHING A  NEW TECH BUSINESS?  LEAD TO WIN WANTS TO HELP YOU!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a recent call for participants from Dr Tony Bailetti for the 3rd session of the Lead to Win program which starts on July 28th &#8211; please spread the word! INTERESTED IN LAUNCHING A  NEW TECH BUSINESS?  LEAD TO WIN WANTS TO HELP YOU! If you are serious about starting a profitable technology business [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1311&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Nortel Collapse and Kanata Future</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:33:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Nortel’s collapse could spell the doom for the industry and trigger an exodus of high-tech companies from north Kanata.&#8221; Posted in Business, Canada, Economy, General Interest, Government, Government Policy, Innovation, Innovation Hub, Jobs, Local Start-ups, Nortel, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Start-ups, Regional Economic Development, Trends, Unemployment Tagged: bailout, Economy, Jobs, Kanata, Nortel, Ottawa, trend<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1306&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>US and Canada Job Losses Continue &#8211; May Numbers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:18:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Latest unemployment numbers today: Canada &#8211; 8.4% (highest in 11 years ) &#8211; Ontario is now at 9.4% (highest in 15 years) US &#8211; 9.2% (up from 8.9% in April) Other interesting lists: US Economy at a Glance US Unemployment Rate Now as High as Europe List of US States by Unemployment Rate Posted in [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1303&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian Small Businesses Outlook Improving</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:42:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Survey results from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business showed some improving outlooks among small business owners polled: 38% considered the condition of their business to be &#8220;good&#8221;, 18% &#8220;bad&#8221;, and 44% &#8220;satisfactory 18% of businesses were planning to add staff 16% of businesses were planning to reduce staff Top five business cost concerns: tax, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1299&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Broadband Infrastructure Projects for Economic Development</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:23:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent report from OECD advocates government policy makers deploy stimulus funds and investment into broadband infrastructure - Broadband infrastructure, in particular, can be a good target for economic stimulus spending because  many projects can be initiated relatively quickly, are labour-intensive, can minimise economic leakages, and may promise stronger marginal impacts on supply and productivity [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1296&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lead to Win May-June Sessions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 17:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2009 Lead to Win program kicked-off this week.  The program was originally planned to support 30 participants per session.  Due to overwhelming demand from highly qualified candidates the program capacity was doubled and 61 participants were accepted into the May-June program. The first three days of workshops went exceptionally well.  All participants were highly [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1274&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lead to Win Program Update &#8211; April 25th</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CTV Ottawa News Coverage This Sunday! Tune-in to CTV Ottawa TECH NOW with Paul Brent on April 26th at 6PM for a special report on Lead to Win! City of Ottawa, Carleton University and Business &#8211; United in Leadership for the Community Recent press releases on the Lead to Win program: City of Ottawa Ottawa Chamber [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1248&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ottawa Tech Jobs Melting Away</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/04/25/ottawa-tech-jobs-melting-away/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate took a sharp jump recently and currently sits at 5.2%. Under the surface, the situation for tech jobs is increasingly serious. In Ottawa-Gatineau technology jobs have been evaporating at an alarming rate -  in just the last 12 months,  the region has lost 8,800 tech jobs.  This represents greater then a [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1241&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>High Tech?  Ensure You Know About the IRAP Small Project Accellerated Review Process</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/04/18/high-tech-ensure-you-know-about-the-irap-small-project-accellerated-review-process/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 02:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Posted in Best practices, Business, Canada, Commercialization, Creative Class, Economy, Ecosystems, Entreprenuerism, General Interest, Government, Government Policy, Information Technology, Innovation, Innovation Hub, Jobs, Local Start-ups, Microbusiness, OCRI, Open Source, Opportunities, Ottawa, Ottawa Start-ups, Regional Economic Development, Trends, Unemployment Tagged: Economic Trends, entrepreneurs, financing, high tech, IRAP, Ottawa, startups<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1211&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>More Beef, Less Bun!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 01:43:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are in the midst of the worst economic downturn Ottawa has seen, and we are watching our high tech sector melt away. I find it very disturbing that there are few organizations &#8211; other than the Talent First Network and NRC-IRAP &#8211; that are stepping up and taking visible, urgent and concrete steps to [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1203&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Forget Monorails!  The New Snake Oil for Economic Development is Green Tech and Clean Energy!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 23:58:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Green tech and clean energy is the new snake oil &#8211; and is increasingly being pushed in Ottawa and other communities as &#8220;the future of technology&#8221; and the source for attracting venture capital,  private investment and driving  massive economic growth&#8230;  However the facts paint a different picture! Venturesource reports steady declines in Venture investment in the [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1192&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian Unemployment Rate Hits 8% in March</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/04/12/canadian-unemployment-rate-hits-8-in-march/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stats Canada has reported that Canada’s unemployment rate hit 8% in March.  This is the highest rate in seven years. In March, Ontario unemployment remained steady at 8.7%, however Ottawa&#8217;s unemployment rate rose sharply and is now 5.2%. More details on Canada’s forecast unemployment rates and trends for 2009 is in this blog. Comparison of Canada’s [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1163&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>13% Increase in Individuals Using Ottawa Emergency Shelters in 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ottawa Alliance to End Homelessness released it&#8217;s report for 2008.  The report showed a 13% increase in 2008 compared to 2007, of the number of individuals and families using local Ottawa emergency shelters for increasingly longer periods. Posted in Canada, Economy, General Interest, Government, Government Policy, Jobs, Ontario, Ottawa, Regional Economic Development, Trends, Unemployment [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1147&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Recession Proof Businesses &#8211; US Gun Shops</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/03/26/recession-proof-businesses-us-gun-shops/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Reuters, in the first two months of 2009, around 2.5 million Americans bought guns, a 26 percent increase over the same period in 2008. Gun dealers report this rise in sales to be a consequence of fear of social unrest as the ailing economy pushes the newly destitute deeper into misery. The Orlando [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1116&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Carleton University Poster Session &#8211; Innovation, Talent, Commercialization</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/03/24/carleton-university-poster-session-innovation-talent-commercialization/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I attended the Carleton University engineering poster session on Mar 20th.  89 engineering students  displayed the results of 36 4th year projects (http://www.sce.carleton.ca/courses/sysc-4907/webforms/posterLocations.php). The projects ranged from the abstract to the commercially viable, and from simple to complex.  The one thing that stood out in general was the high quality of the students.   The [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1110&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>McGuinty Government Announces $250M Fund</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:34:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[McGuinty&#8217;s government announced a new fund today oriented towards helping keep Ontario start-ups moving forward in the face of a non-existant venture capital market.  The fund will match private investments dollar for dollar.   It is said to be based upon a similar model implemented in Scotland. This is a great step towards supporting innovation and [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1108&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters See Increasing Challenges in 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME) Association released a report in late February, that summarized survey results from Canadian manufacturers and exporters on their perceptions of business conditions.   Key trends from the survey include: A majority of manufacturers and exporters expect the value of new orders to fall over the next three months &#8211; 56 [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1102&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cities in Ontario at Over 10% Unemployment</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An increasing number of cities in Ontario are significantly above the national average of 7.7% unemployment, including: Windor 12.6% London 8.4% Kitchener 9.1% Hamilton 8.4% St-Catherines-Niagara 9.5% Hamilton 8.4% Toronto 8.3% Oshawa 8.2% Ottawa is at 4.6%, but this low number may be misleading due to the outflow of laid-off workers from the city.  During [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1093&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Jeffrey Dale Has Left the Building</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jeffrey Dale stepped down as OCRI CEO last week.    Over the years, I used the OCRI services for the launch and ramp of both Liquid Computing and Purple Forge.  Liquid Computing and myself were both honored to receive OCRI Awards and recognition.   Moreover, I have benefited from Jeffrey&#8217;s personal help and support. As a result [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1082&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Canada is Potential Leader in Global Technology Revolution</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/03/15/canada-well-positioned-to/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent Rand report , &#8220;The Global Technology Revolution 2020&#8243;, looks at 16 upcoming key technologies and the ability of 29 countries to acquire and to implement.  The following chart identified the key technology applications - Only three of the 29 countries examined by Rand were identified as being able to acquire and implement all [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1042&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ontario Commercialization Network to be Reformed?</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/03/14/ontario-commercialization-network-to-be-reformed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 02:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ontario Commercialization Network Steering Committee Report was delivered to the Minister late February.  PWC produced a report on OCN prior to the Steering Committee Report but it was not made public. The report makes some blunt assessments of serious problems with  Ontario&#8217;s current approach to economic development and commercialization.  Some key findings include: Lack [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1027&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian Unemployment in February Hits 7.7%</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/03/13/canadian-unemployment-in-february-hits-77/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:41:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stats Canada has reported that Canada&#8217;s unemployment rate hit 7.7% in February.  In February, Ontario unemployment hit 8.7%.  Stats Canada also noted that just over half of all employment losses in Canada since October have happened in Ontario More details on Canada&#8217;s forecast unemployment rates and trends for 2009 is in this blog. Comparison of Canada&#8217;s unemployment [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1002&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Foreign VC Investment in Canada Down More Than 50% in 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:37:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Industry Canada reports that foreign VC investment in Canada is down 53% in 3Q08 compared to 3Q07. The bulk of investment is going towards ICT and Life Sciences deals. Ontario, Quebec and BC account for the majority of deals, with only Quebec showing growth in number of deals. The good news is that BDC investments [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=992&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Chrysler to Canada &#8211; Hand Over the Cash or I Shoot 9,000 Kittens!</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/03/12/chrysler-to-canada-hand-over-the-cash-or-i-shoot-the-kitten/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the Globe and Mail, Chrysler has resorted to extortion in order to extract tax payer money to prop up their failing company.  According to the article: At a parliamentary committee hearing last night, Chrysler president Thomas LaSorda said the company would commit to maintaining roughly a quarter of its North American production in [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=986&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>US, Canada and European Governments Actively Preparing for Widescale Civil Unrest?</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/03/10/us-army-orders-6m-worth-of-riot-gear/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:29:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This blog entry noted european think tank forecasts of civil unrest in the US as a consequence of the economic crisis. It was reported back in September 2008 that - U.S. troops returning from duty in Iraq will be carrying out homeland patrols in America from October 1st in complete violation of Posse Comitatus for [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=952&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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