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Thank you for the introduction, Bill [Bill Tam, President and CEO, BC Tech Association]. I’m happy to share the stage with Minister Ralston and Mayor Robertson, as well as representatives of organizations that will benefit from today’s announcement.
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Toronto, Ontario
September 21, 2017
Hello, it’s wonderful to be here tonight.
I hope everyone had a very productive day today. You had a very impressive lineup of speakers!
I want to begin by acknowledging that the land on which we gather this evening is the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and, most recently, the territory of the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation.
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Thank you very much for that introduction. Ladies and gentlemen, it is a privilege for me to be here with you today and take part in this fabulous conference on behalf of the Government of Canada and the Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, whom we just heard from via video.
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Toronto, OntarioJuly 28, 2017Thank you very much, Anil [Arora, Chief Statistician of Canada], for that kind introduction. And I want to thank Environics Analytics for hosting us today.
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Hamilton, OntarioJuly 5, 2017Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.Thank you, Philippe [Philippe Dauphin, Director General, CanmetMATERIALS], for the warm words of welcome.
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Good evening. Thank you, Doug [Potentier, President, Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada], for that kind introduction.
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s a great pleasure for me to be here tonight to join you in celebrating Canada 150 and the important role co-operatives and mutuals have played in shaping our history.
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Thank you, Ted [Hewitt, President of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada], distinguished guests, honoured colleagues, and most importantly, our social sciences and humanities researchers.
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Good morning, and thank you, Christyn [Cianfarani, President and CEO of the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries – CADSI], for that warm welcome.
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Toronto, Ontario June 5, 2017 Thank you for your warm welcome and for inviting me to kick off this year’s summit. Your sector has been at the forefront of the digital revolution.