Canada’s Business Leaders Congratulate President-Elect Barack Obama
The following statement was released tonight by Thomas d’Aquino, Chief Executive and President of theCanadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE). The CCCE is Canada’s senior business association, composed of 150 chief executive officers and leading entrepreneurs from all major sectors and regions of the country. “Canada’s business leaders warmly congratulate President-elect Obama on his decisive election victory. The race for the United States presidency is the world’s most demanding political marathon, but Barack Obama has proven himself both a masterful campaigner and a leader of rare potential. He will bring to the White House a wave of positive energy and a strong mandate for reform and renewal. “At the same time, we salute the extraordinary efforts of Senator John McCain, who demonstrated throughout the campaign a passionate commitment to the highest values of public office. Senator McCain has served his country with honour and distinction and we have no doubt that […]
Business and Governments Must Work Together to Restore Confidence and Renew Growth
Top business leaders from across the country today pledged to work with all levels of government to help Canada weather the current economic storm and build a more secure future for all Canadians. “We have confidence in Canada’s strengths,” the Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE) said in a statement released after the organization’s Autumn Members’ Meeting in Montreal. “Events beyond our country’s control have rocked global financial markets, sapping consumer and business confidence around the world. Canada cannot escape the consequences: our economy must deal with daunting challenges and our families and communities face real pain. No matter what we do, the economic situation is likely to get worse before it gets better, but governments and business can take action now to minimize the damage and lay the groundwork for early and sustained recovery.” The full text of the Council’s statement can be downloaded from the CCCE website, at www.ceocouncil.ca. The CCCE […]
Working Together to Respond to the Global Crisis: A Commitment From Canada’s Business Leaders
Working Together To Respond To The Global Crisis: A Commitment From Canada’s Business Leaders
Canada-Europe Deal More Important Than Ever in Tough Economic Times, Business Leaders Say
On the eve of tomorrow’s transatlantic summit in Quebec City, Canada’s business leaders reaffirmed their strong support for an ambitious and comprehensive economic partnership agreement between Canada and the 27 member states of the European Union (EU). “We are at the dawn of an exciting new era in transatlantic relations,” said Thomas d’Aquino, Chief Executive and President of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE). “By encouraging deeper bilateral economic integration, a Canada-EU partnership would bolster confidence and create important new opportunities for workers, businesses and investors on both sides of the Atlantic.” At tomorrow’s summit, Prime Minister Stephen Harper will host European Commission President José Manuel Barroso and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who currently holds the EU Presidency. The CCCE is Canada’s premier business association, composed of 150 chief executives and leading entrepreneurs from all major sectors and regions of the country. Canada’s business community has been working closely with European […]
Letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE) Pays Tribute to Thomas J. Bata
The Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE) today paid tribute to Thomas J. Bata, an exemplary Canadian entrepreneur and builder of one of the world’s largest family-run business empires. A 10th-generation shoemaker, the Czech-born Mr. Bata established his first Canadian factory in 1939 and moved the headquarters of the Bata Shoe Company from Czechoslovakia to Toronto in the 1960s. He joined the CCCE in 1990 and was an active member of the Council’s Entrepreneurs’ Circle since its inception in 2002. “In Canada and around the world, Mr. Bata earned respect and admiration for his pioneering spirit, energy and drive for excellence in everything he did,” said Thomas d’Aquino, CCCE Chief Executive and President. “He was someone I turned to many times for advice on international business matters. His experience was deep and his judgment invaluable.” “In person, he was as charming as he was astute. His wife, Sonja, a brilliant business leader […]
India and Canada – A New Era of Cooperation Report to Ministers of the India-Canada CEO Roundtable prepared by the Canadian Council of Chief Executives and Confederation of Indian Industry Delhi and Ottawa
India And Canada – A New Era Of Cooperation Report to Ministers of the India-Canada CEO Roundtable prepared by the Canadian Council of Chief Executives and Confederation of Indian Industry Delhi and Ottawa
Upward and Outward: Canada’s Competitiveness Imperative Article by Thomas d’Aquino in Policy Options
Upward And Outward: Canada’s Competitiveness Imperative Article by Thomas d’Aquino in Policy Options
Letter to the Right Honourable Stephen Harper – Canada and the European Union
Letter to the Right Honourable Stephen Harper – Canada and the European Union
Charting a Course Through Rough Waters: Recommendations for the 2009 Federal Budget
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The next federal budget must strike a delicate balance. The global economic outlook is threatening. The volatility of the Canadian dollar, the high cost of energy, the slowing United States and global economies, continued uncertainty in international financial markets, relentless delays at the Canada-United States border: all are sapping the vitality of Canadian enterprises from coast to coast, in sectors ranging from manufacturing to tourism. The damage being done to the financial health of the private sector already is affecting government tax revenues as well, and the pressure on the public purse is likely to intensify. The next budget must reinforce the ability of Canadian businesses to survive and grow in an intensely competitive global environment, but do so in a way that is fiscally responsible and in particular avoids the temptation to return to deficit financing. No single policy instrument is sufficient to address the complex economic […]
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