Shooting for the Stars: Elements of a Winning Competitiveness Strategy for Canada (Transcript of Remarks by Thomas d’Aquino)
Federal Government’s Economic Roadmap is Clear, Compelling and Comprehensive, Business Leaders Say
Comments by Thomas d’Aquino, Chief Executive and President of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives,on the federal government’s economic and fiscal update: “The challenges to the future prosperity of Canadians are daunting and complex. They require a broad strategy that will enable Canadians to compete and win in a rapidly evolving global economy. Today, the government has laid out a bold competitiveness roadmap that is clear, compelling and comprehensive. “By cutting taxes, debt and red tape, by encouraging enterprises to innovate and grow and by investing in both critical infrastructure and the knowledge and skills of Canadians, the Advantage Canada strategy announced today by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will enable Canadians to compete more effectively on every front. “The Canadian Council of Chief Executives heartily endorses in particular the key goals laid out in the government’s competitiveness strategy, which include: making the effective tax rate on new business investment the lowest in the […]
I am deeply concerned about the Harper government’s approach to China and my concerns are shared by many in Canada’s business and academic communities. China is well on its way to great power status in economic, political, cultural and military terms. After much coaxing from leading democracies, China is also evolving rapidly as an engaged player among the family of nations. For three and a half decades, Canada has meticulously worked at deepening political and economic relations with China while encouraging greater freedom for its citizens. Along the way, Canada-China friendship, trust and mutual respect have deepened and China has looked to Canada’s example in the areas of economic, judicial and institutional reform. Much of this progress is now threatened by the attitude of a significant number of Canadian parliamentarians, many government members among them, who mistakenly believe that the best way to influence change in China is to take […]
Dancing with the Dragon – Working Constructively with China (Transcript of Remarks by Thomas d’Aquino)
Letter re: Agriculture Inspections and User Fees at the US-Canada Border
The Bottom Line and Beyond: Essentials of Good Leadership (An Address by Thomas d’Aquino)
Perspectives, Autumn 2006: Excerpts from recent speeches by members of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives
Thank you for the opportunity once again to appear before this Committee to discuss priorities for the next federal budget. Canada is now enjoying its 15th consecutive year of economic growth. Unemployment is at three-decade lows. Inflation and interest rates remain modest. Incomes are rising. And governments are raking in surpluses. But our country faces serious challenges. The economy of the United States, our biggest market, is weakening. New economic powers such as China and India are transforming the competitive landscape. Manufacturers are struggling with high energy prices and a high dollar. This is why the Canadian Council of Chief Executives has focused over the past year on the need for a strategic approach to the question of how and where Canada can compete in the years ahead. We therefore strongly support the commitment in the 2006 budget to develop a comprehensive, results-focused agenda for improving Canada’s productivity and competitiveness. […]
The Canadian Council of Chief Executives believes that the free flow of goods, services, people and investment within Canada’s borders is essential to the competitiveness of our economy and the future prosperity of all Canadians. I therefore would like to thank you for the opportunity to appear before you to discuss Canada’s Agreement on Internal Trade and how the country’s economic union can be strengthened in future. I will keep my initial comments brief so that we can go into more detail on specific issues of concern to members of this Committee, but with your permission, I would like to raise three issues in particular to start us off. These issues are labour mobility, regulation of capital markets and dispute resolution. Encouraging labour mobility The primary focus of the Agreement on Internal Trade more than a decade ago was on encouraging the freer flow of goods and services. Today, though, […]
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