How Canada can win AI with Build Canada CEO Lucy Hargreaves | Building The North ep 001

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000

In a conversation with Build Canada CEO Lucy Hargreaves, hosts Taylor Duncan and Julian Wells discuss why becoming the most prosperous country in the world is Canada’s opportunity to lose.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:52 Why Lucy keeps choosing Canada
03:15 Three fixes: tax, open markets, red tape
09:21 Build Canada's mission & Canada Spends
15:28 Why AI became so divisive
20:22 Convincing the AI skeptic
23:26 Should AI be taught in schools?
27:01 AI's biggest win is fixing government
33:50 What is sovereign AI?
39:41 Best case vs worst case for Canada
43:10 Why only 12% of businesses use AI
49:32 The future of education
58:13 Inside Build Canada
1:07:45 What's next
1:22:55 Changing messaging

Launching Building The North

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 22:48:59 +0000

We're starting a podcast. Every single episode will be an in-person interview with a CEO, politician, or founder making a real impact.

We think the way people try to sell you on AI is backwards. You need to know how AI will actually improve the lives of Canadians.

Each interview will dive into the guest’s vision for their industry, how AI could improve it in a meaningful way, and how Canada can get ahead.

Stay tuned for episode 1.