# Hello world! > The why and the what of my existence here. **Published by:** [Phil Knows](https://philngo.xyz/) **Published on:** 2026-04-13 **Categories:** canada, politics, cdnpoli, build, political, technology, ethereum, business, entrepreneurship, money, tech **URL:** https://philngo.xyz/hello-world ## Content It's been a long time coming... but I'm happy to finally unify my digital existence online into a simple place of understanding. The WhoI'm Phil Ngo, a first-generation naturalized Canadian, born with an ambitious attitude of "getting $h!t done" through seeking truth in numbers and data. I've been surrounded by technology all my life and aim to use it productively to make our lives collectively better. My life is best defined as exploratory and adventurous with expertise in various fields you never would have guessed. I helped cast NBC shows during the 2012 television pilot season, worked on television production sets, but also spent years in military communications and experienced pilot training in the Royal Canadian Air Force, soloing my first plane at the ripe age of 22. My experiences led me to eventually spend a good decade of my life contributing to the development of blockchain technology, specifically Ethereum. Now, I take my experiences from my adventures and blockchain protocol development to ensure Canada leads itself down a path of prosperity for its people and retain the amazing homegrown talent we provide to the world.The WhyI needed a place to easily write and convey my thoughts and understanding to two large communities I am highly active in (Ethereum/Blockchain/Tech and Canadian politics). Short form Instagram stories can only explain so much content, to only disappear in 24 hours. X/Twitter posts are highly curated to keep you enraged in your own echo chamber while demoting your own posts of "lower engagement." It's important to have a place to authentically showcase why I believe Canada can be better than it is today. This is my contribution to the conversation and to have Canadians start caring about being civically active to ensure we become the most prosperous country in the world. We may not agree wholeheartedly on how to solve all of our problems, but I will vigorously defend your right to think/say/debate it. It's super important to listen to everyone, but especially people you disagree with. What we fail to understand in decision making is that it's actually more important to execute any decisive action, even if it's wrong in hindsight. It's a trait that any military officer would tell you as they go through leadership training. More importantly, it's what Canada can really improve on. Not just talking about how to improve things, but actually doing things.The WhatI truly believe that a successful country requires an active group of non-partisan, well-informed citizens to ensure we can create the most effective governance for achieving prosperity. My experience in trying to create synergistic, win-win outcomes in my previous professional lives is the goal I seek for Canada. I seek to find truth in public data, from various experts in fields of relevance, and to ensure the following virtues are preserved for a well-functioning democracy:AccountabilityWithout accountability, there is no incentive to succeed. As a previous employee of the federal government, there was a concept of "failing upwards" where you were promoted to higher positions of power without the merit to justify it. It became more of shifting problems to other departments until it's off your plate - not actually solving the problem. Like any private enterprise, if you do not have the motivation/desire, skills or experience to succeed, you either find it real quick or you're replaced. The government should not be a "safe job" if we want it to be an efficient and effective (more below) machine for coordination. Keeping people such as your Member of Parliament accountable for milestones to justify their positions and purpose is sorely needed.TransparencyWithout the transparency of our governments, there is no real democracy. We cannot act as effectively on missing or partial information if we want to make the best decisions at a given point in time. We must remember that the government works for the governed (its people), not for itself. You may frequently hear of quotes such as "rules for thee, but not for me" or similar descriptions of leadership integrity being questioned. It's unfortunately, all too common that it's accepted as a norm to be a corrupt politician. It should not be normal for leaders to lie, deceive and mislead while wielding the power we've delegated to these individuals and institutions. Alongside accountability, we must demand radical transparency from our public servants and institutions. Everything from honesty about issues/data, actually answering questions from the opposition and taking conflicts of interest seriously are just a few examples. EfficiencyTaxpayers deserve to have their forced contributions to public coffers maximized to benefit society at the best value. We know all too well that the government is generally seen as a customer with a bottomless pit of money to be exploited by contractors, consultants and lobbyists. We must demand transparency in how the government procures, awards public tenders and make sure we're getting the best quality for value for the taxpayer. We must take a business approach to government execution, not accepting rewards for self-interest via backroom deals. As an example, there's no reason why we should be spending billions for a customized software pay solution, especially when the contract was awarded with obvious conflicts of interest. The government should create the environment for prosperity to flourish, but should not interfere with the market economics that create that progress. There are many other ways we can make government more efficient, transparent and accountable so we can create an environment of economic prosperity for all Canadians. This blog will help to outline highlight how, alongside the technologies that can potentially help. Economic prosperity is the first step to solving many other important social and cultural issues we have in this country. But we must all agree, that making money as a country to help solve these problems is of foremost importance. The consensus we need as a country is to grow the pie for everyone, rather than arguing how to split the remaining scraps. Building Canada as the most prosperous country in the world, starts with showing the data. Build Canada has been a non-partisan force for good so we can achieve this goal. Many memos are filled with blueprints on how to get there. We just need to elect a government to get on board with the program. We can be the very best, if we choose to be. ## Publication Information - [Phil Knows](https://philngo.xyz/): Publication homepage - [All Posts](https://philngo.xyz/): More posts from this publication - [RSS Feed](https://api.paragraph.com/blogs/rss/@philknows): Subscribe to updates