May, 24, 2012

'Once a foreign company is in Ontario, they're one of ours'

Ontario Trade Minister Sandra Pupatello talks about the transition to a knowledge economy, supply chains and inter-provincial barriers.

By Lee Berthiaume

Published December 1, 2010

Ontario has long been Canada's economic heartland. With its large auto manufacturing industry as a foundation, the country's most populous province has also long been its richest.

Yet things screeched to a halt during last year's economic crisis, when already-troubled car manufacturers—which had been closing factories for years—needed to be bailed out and thousands were laid off. The province's...

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