Bagnall: Ottawa's new juggernauts — why Shopify and Canopy Growth matter

Something profoundly important is taking place in the region’s economic engine — and the shape of it could be discerned this week.
The Ottawa area is finally acquiring the flagship corporations that have been so lacking since the disappearance of Nortel Networks to bankruptcy, and the exit of Cognos and Newbridge Networks to acquisitions.
On Tuesday, emerging e-commerce giant Shopify posted its first $1 billion US in annual revenues while on Thursday, Canopy Growth, showed why it is