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Thank you, Greg [D'Avignon, President and CEO, Business Council of British Columbia], for that generous introduction. Special greetings to the Honourable Christy Clark, Premier of British Columbia, and to Jay Inslee, Governor of Washington, who is also here.
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I would like to start by thanking and commending the entire team at Enactus uOttawa, the organization that is hosting us today. I would also like to highlight the excellent work they do in social innovation, both here in the region and throughout the country. I feel honoured to be here today.
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I am grateful for this opportunity to be around people who are at the heart of our economic growth and who have a strong sense of social responsibility.
Minister Del Duca and I have short statements to make before we open the floor for questions.
Today, I met for the second time with the provincial and territorial ministers responsible for transportation and highway safety
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Good evening, and thank you, Bob [Bob Crow, Executive in Residence, Institute for Quantum Computing], for that kind introduction.
Welcome to the Institute for Quantum Computing here at the University of Waterloo.
Many thanks to the Centre for International Governance Innovation and the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program at the Lauder Institute, at the University of Pennsylvania, for this opportunity to speak to many of the best think tanks in the world.
As we gather today at Carleton University to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Arctic Council, let us take stock of what the North means to Canadians.