Focus On: Biden’s USA
With Biden’s trillion-dollar infrastructure bill and evolving policies on climate change, border issues, and trade as the backdrop, Lee Kane, Minister-Counsellor and Senior Trade Commissioner in Washington, spoke to OG100 about the latest developments with Canada’s largest trading partner. He was joined by Nadia Bourély, Minister-Counsellor for Economic and Trade Policy, and from their positions […]
Post-pandemic Trade & Globalization
In the latest The Big 3, Stephen Poloz, Special Advisor with Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt and former Governor of the Bank of Canada, answers our questions on the root causes of an increasingly risky trade environments and how business leaders can adapt. 1. The discussions, predictions, and daily headlines about inflation continue to no avail. […]
Tom Jenkins – OG100 Honorary Chair
Ontario Global 100 is pleased to announce that Tom Jenkins, Chair of OpenText Corporation, has been appointed to the position of Honorary Chair with OG100. Having served as OG100’s Founding Chair, Tom continues to support OG100’s mission, making significant and lasting contributions to Ontario’s and Canada’s business community and economic growth. In our latest guest […]
Addressing the Labour Shortage
In the US and Canada, businesses big and small report that the struggle to find and retain staff has been exacerbated by the consequences of pandemic. Rob Wildeboer, Chairman and Co-Founder of Martinrea International, recently spoke to OG100 about how the company is navigating the issue, what strategies they employ, and how Ontario businesses can […]
Global Supply Chain Disruptions
1. What’s created this “supply chain perfect storm”? Bottom line, increased exports have overwhelmed global freight and shipping capacity. Container rates have hit an all-time high of $11,109 in mid-September, after having fallen below $1,500 at the start of the pandemic (Freightos). Drastic labour shortages across the supply chain industry, from freight operations to truck […]
Go Big or Stay Home: Canada’s economy needs businesses to scale large
1. Why is it important for Canada to cultivate large companies? Are Canadians just too shy to scale large? There’s a wide-sweeping generalization across Canada that if you’re big, you’re bad. I’m not quite sure why. Perhaps it goes against our “nice” Canadian brand, but it is certainly no way to achieve economic prosperity. Out […]