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Good afternoon, everyone. Let me start by acknowledging my provincial and territorial counterparts who are here today. In particular, I want to salute our chair from Ontario, Minister Brad Duguid. Minister Duguid has worked enormously hard to get us where we are today. Thank you, Brad.
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Good morning, and thank you, Hélène [Hélène V. Gagnon, Vice President, Public Affairs and Global Communications, CAE and Chair of Aéro Montréal’s Board of Directors], for that warm welcome.
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Introduction Good afternoon, everyone. And thank you, Robin [Silvester, President of Vancouver Fraser Port Authority], for that kind introduction. It’s great to be back in Vancouver again.
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Every time I visit any part of this province, I am struck by the beauty of the natural landscape and I understand why British Columbians are so proud of their province. On top of the natural beauty of B.C., I am also impressed by the calibre of people, ideas and companies that come from this province.
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Thank you very much, Ben [Benjamin Bergen, Executive Director, Council of Canadian Innovators].
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Good morning, and thank you, Bill [Bill Easdale, Senior Vice President, Honda of Canada Mfg.], for that kind introduction. It's my pleasure to be here to announce an investment in well-paying middle-class jobs.
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Good morning, everyone. Thank you for being here.
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Thank you, Jennifer [Reynolds, President and CEO, Women in Capital Markets], for that kind introduction.
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Thank you, Jerel, for your kind introduction. Good morning, everyone.
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Thank you, John [the Honourable John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship], and many thanks to Nick Green and your team for hosting us today.
