- Jul 29, 2016
Yes President Obama, the World Does Need More Canada
By Michael Darch
As seen in the Huffington Post
President Obama ended his address to Canada’s Parliament on June 29 with the words “The world needs more Canada.” At this point in time, those words are very true. The U.S. election campaign has had both parties’ candidates talking about protectionism over globalization. There is talk of building walls, renegotiating trade deals and punishing U.S. companies that import foreign goods and services. The Economist Intelligence Uni
- Jul 20, 2016
Building Globally Competitive Canadian Cities
By Michael Darch As seen in the Huffington Post Through concerted collaboration executed in a spirit of co-opetition, over the last three years 11 Canadian cities have executed seven joint Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) missions with the Federal government to 12 countries. These missions have resulted in 1,706 B2B meetings, 855 leads and 59 company visits. At an event last month hosted by the Toronto Region Board of Trade and attended by representatives of Chambers of Commer