If markets are risk-averse by design, repayable loans won’t unlock innovation. The North needs market-building tools—demand, first customers, and practical pathways to revenue.
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Municipal purchasing choices shape local jobs, services, and long-term capacity. WABA is reducing friction so “local first” is easier to execute—fairly and transparently.
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CanNor exists to strengthen Northern economic development—yet its funding mix often asks private businesses to take the most risk with the least support. Here’s what should change, and what WABA is doing to help.
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