CWTA 2011: Minister Paradis misses opportunity to highlight digital economy strategy

By Perry Hoffman

OTTAWA - Industry Minister Christian Paradis opened the Wireless Canada Technology Showcase 2011 earlier today, but missed a prime opportunity to talk up the federal government’s digital economy strategy.The Minister instead chose to toe the Conservative Party line, noting how the federal government is moving away from stimulus spending to spending restraint and providing tax cuts to businesses.“Our agenda will shift emphasis away from stimulus and toward careful, considered and prudent action with a view to restraining government expenditures”, he said during his opening keynote address at the event.But nothing about its digital economy plan.He then described a vision for Canada where its digital infrastructure is on...