National Post: This week, various tech entrepreneurs, politicians and economists began to weigh in on data that show just how big the problem has become. According to recent figures, there are at least 517 U.S.-based tech firms with Canadian founders — or, entrepreneurs who were educated in Canada but later left for the U.S. — that have together raised more than US$400 billion.
…The data also show the pace of innovators leaving Canada for the U.S. has more than doubled since 2023, as U.S. tech giants have gone on a hiring spree to feed their AI ambitions. Before then, just over 20 founders had left for the U.S. per year, according to the data. In 2023, that figure leapt to 60 people, and to 93 people in 2024…