Thank you very much for that warm introduction and for reminding us that a career has many posts along the way. When I was first elected to the Manitoba Legislature in 1988, I was 36 and I had three young kids. And now, here I am in a renewed political career, at 65 with six kids who aren’t young at all, and the number of things that have happened to our country along the way will be the subject of lots of reflection over time.
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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.
Opening Statement for Ron Parker, President of Shared Services Canada, at the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology (INDU) on Tuesday, April 4, 2017
I'd first like to thank Jean-Pierre Rosso, Jonathon Cini and the World Economic Forum team who helped organize this luncheon.
I want to thank Consul General Phyllis Yaffe, as well as Ken Ottenbreit from CANY for helping with this event.
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Today I want to talk about early learning and child care. It is fitting that we are here in Toronto, because parents in Toronto pay the highest costs in the country for licensed child care.
As Canada’s Financial Literacy Leader, my role is to help strengthen the financial well-being of Canadians and their families by empowering people to manage their money and debt wisely, plan and save for the future, and protect themselves against fraud and financial abuse.
There is a place in northwestern Washington State called Sumas, but it could really be anywhere in Small Town, U.S.A. It’s a community of 1,300 people, just 20 miles off an Interstate.
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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.
