Speaking at a recent event in Toronto, Thomas Donohue President & CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said, "labour mobility is critical for economic success" and, "a real opportunity for the new governments in both countries to improve border issues." Let's hope that message continues to get through to the new governments.
 
As readers will know, Canada and the EU have commenced negotiations for a free trade agreement. Representatives from the EU and Canadian governments speaking recently in Toronto spoke of the need to build economic strength through trade. Discussions will also include negotiations for a labour mobility agreement. The Canada European RoundTable for business (CERT), which is coordinating input from the business community, has asked CERC to offer comments on labour mobility.   To comment please view the discussion paper.
 
Please note that the dates of the CERC Symposia have been postponed to November 18 in Calgary, and November 24 in Toronto.
 
I'm pleased to announce that Julia Gulbe, MBA Candidate at Ryerson University in Toronto has joined CERC as an intern for the summer. Julia will be working on a special project to improve the CERC library of corporate policies.
 
I hope that you will attend CERC's 2009 conference, New Challenges, New Solutions September 27 to 29 in Ottawa. The conference has been designed to meet challenges of the uncertain times we are currently in. With a faculty of world class speakers and real life case studies, this conference promises to be one of the best in CERC's 27 year history. 

Best regards,