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The Budget, The Bio-age, And Job Benefits In The Forest SectorMarch 07 2011As budget day nears, the question of the role of government in the economy becomes top of mind. There’s little doubt that our prosperity is increasingly driven by the resource economy. But our economic ambitions as a nation will not be realized by simply extracting and exporting resources. Value added products, technical brilliance and world leading environmental performance are the new yardsticks to measure success. And the budget should reflect government’s role in accelerating this transformation. Read This Op EdTHE BIO-FUTURE FOR CANADA’S FOREST INDUSTRY: IT’S ALREADY BEGUN!March 01 2011The Canadian forest sector is poised to become a pivotal player in tomorrow’s marketplace by moving from a traditional process-driven commodity industry to an exciting, nimble and “green” business serving wider markets and driven by opportunities emerging in the 21st century bio-age. Read This Op EdStrategic Opportunity: What Government can do in the Next BudgetFebruary 28 2011Many Canadians remain stuck between wary uncertainty and hesitant optimism even though the recent economic recession is over. The slow pace of the American recovery and economic turbulence in Europe feed our insecurities and, as Canadians, we aren’t always sure we have what it takes to hold our place in the global market when growth returns. This makes the next federal budget crucial if we want confidence to win the day and to set an economic agenda that speaks to our aspirations. Read This Op EdEconomic Vision: A time for new policies and clear-eyed optimismFebruary 01 2011Many Canadians remain stuck between wary uncertainty and hesitant optimism even though the recent economic recession is over. The slow pace of the American recovery and economic turbulence in Europe feed our insecurities and, as Canadians, we aren’t always sure we have what it takes to hold our place in the global market when growth returns. This makes the next federal budget crucial if we want confidence to win the day and to set an economic agenda that speaks to our aspirations. Read This Op EdADVANTAGE: RURAL CANADAJanuary 01 2011For decades, many Canadians have preferred to dismiss our resource wealth and our iconic image as a vast wilderness full of hewers of wood and instead to recast ourselves as a modern urban nation fueled by a high-tech and service economy. However as we enter the International Year of the Forest, rural Canada including lumberjacks clad in plaid and using satellite technology may have the last laugh. Read This Op EdForest Industry To Government: Fix Rail Service NowJanuary 01 2011Rural communities and resource industries that were battered and bruised by the recent recession have been hoping for light at the end of the tunnel—at least the rail tunnel. They were counting on the federally-appointed Rail Freight Service Review panel to do what it had been established to do — create conditions to help Canada’s rural economy get the necessary rail service to prosper. Read This Op EdAdvantage: Rural CanadaJanuary 01 2011For decades, many Canadians have preferred to dismiss our resource wealth and our iconic image as a vast wilderness full of hewers of wood and instead to recast ourselves as a modern urban nation fueled by a high-tech and service economy. However as we enter the International Year of the Forest, rural Canada including lumberjacks clad in plaid and using satellite technology may have the last laugh. Read This Op EdAusterity Can’t Buy You Budget Love But Vision MightDecember 10 2010If the current recovery is going to gain any momentum, consumers and investors have to believe in the economy. It’s hard to be optimistic when we are constantly bombarded with news about the slow pace of the American recovery and the economic turbulence in Europe not to mention the uninspiring numbers from Statistics Canada for the third quarter. Perhaps, at a deeper level, globalization has also left Canadian insecure about our capacity to compete in the new world order. Read This Op Ed |
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