Ottawa, August 23, 2010: Mr. John A. Manzoni, president and chief executive officer, Talisman Energy Inc., will be this year’s recipient of the Canadian International Executive of the Year Award presented by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Canada’s largest business association, on November 25 in Calgary.

“Energy is one of Canada’s greatest assets, and our Canadian energy companies are important ambassadors,” said Perrin Beatty, President and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. “Under the leadership of John Manzoni, Talisman is certainly a foremost ambassador not only for the energy sector, but for Canadian business.”

Ottawa, August 10, 2010: Today, Canada’s largest business association released a report calling for businesses to act quickly to grab a share of the global market before we get left behind.

According to the report, entitled Canadian Businesses Go Global For Growth, projections suggest the global economic balance of power will continue to transition toward developing countries, and their share of global trade will increase further. These trends present new challenges and opportunities.

In the last 20 years, the weight of global economic activity has dramatically shifted from developed to developing countries. This year, developing countries’ share of global output is on the verge of surpassing 50 per cent (up from 38 per cent in 1990), and the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) predicts by 2030 it will reach 57 per cent.1 Much of this rapid transformation is due to political and economic reforms in developing countries, including trade and investment liberalization, that have served as catalysts for economic modernization and growth.

Click here to download the report.

This new series, written by Paul Frazer, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s Special Advisor on Canada-U.S. Relations, will be providing briefs on issues and events that have implications for Canadian businesses. Based in Washington, DC, Mr. Frazer has sixteen years of experience and is a well -known and influential player in Canada- U.S. issues.

Dear Premiers:
As you gather for your annual Council of the Federation meeting in Winnipeg on August 4-6, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce asks that you include in your deliberations issues our members believe you have the power to significantly influence. These issues are the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT), Canada’s relationship with the United States, the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) negotiations, and reforms to the Canada Pension Plan.