CEO Perspectives
Desjardins’ Monique Leroux explains why education matters to Canadian businesses
Canadian companies need to do more to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship, says Monique Leroux, President and Chief Executive Officer of Desjardins Group.
"We can do this by better tapping the brain power of our great universities – by forging stronger links between academia and the business community and by improving commercialization and financing of research … Read more »
‘China’s growth is an opportunity for Canada’ – Donald Guloien, President and CEO, Manulife
As published in The Globe and Mail, April 30, 2011
"Canadians recognize China as an emerging economic superpower. But they may not know how favourably the Chinese view us. Norman Bethune, 72 years after his death, is still revered by young and old. The Chinese appreciate the important role that Chinese Canadians play in our … Read more »
Finding the right balance between risk and regulation (Richard E. Waugh, President and Chief Executive Officer, Scotiabank)
The right way to strengthen the global financial system and prevent future crises is to ensure strong, sustained profitability with a low to moderate risk appetite on the part of all participants, says Richard E. Waugh, President and Chief Executive Officer of Scotiabank.
Speaking at Scotiabank's annual general meeting in Halifax, Mr. Waugh acknowledged the … Read more »
Gordon Nixon of RBC on Canada’s innovation gap
From a speech by Gordon Nixon, President and Chief Executive Officer, Royal Bank of Canada, the Montreal Chamber Of Commerce (March 28, 2011):
Productivity has been a challenge in our country for a long time. In the last 30 years the productivity gap between Canada and the U.S. has more than tripled . . . … Read more »
Pierre Duhaime of SNC Lavalin Group: “We need a revolution at all levels”
From a speech by Pierre Duhaime, President and Chief Executive Officer of SNC Lavalin Group Inc. (Montreal, Quebec - March 17, 2011):
"Human nature being what it is, we like easy solutions which place the burden of change on others. Few of us want to fundamentally change our ways of living on the long-term … Read more »
Bruce March of Imperial Oil on Canada’s oil sands: responsible development, opportunity and innovation
From an address by Bruce March, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Imperial Oil Limited, to the CERAWeek Conference (Houston, Texas - March 8, 2011)
Today, the oil sands are an engine of the Canadian economy, with more than $200 billion of investment planned over the next two decades. They are also an engine … Read more »
