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Ottawa, ON
Joined May 2009
Canada’s new government is focused on building big! Join the leaders driving that momentum at From Ambition to Action: Getting Big Things Done 2.0 — Oct 23 in Ottawa. There’s still time to register: canada2020.ca/events/from-am… #BuildingCanada #Infrastructure #Energy #Housing
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At Getting Big Things Done 3.0, Elin Miller and moderator Susan Smith discussed "In Conversation: Everyday Reconciliation," on how non-Indigenous Canadians can build trust through personal relationships. #canada2020
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At Getting Big Things Done 3.0, Mike Moffatt & Sean Wiltshire introduced the Homes and Growth Coalition and new polling on housing. Wiltshire: signs of progress are prices not rising faster than inflation and being able to find a home, "not just building more homes." #canada2020
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At Getting Big Things Done 3.0, Mark Maki of Trans Mountain and moderator the Hon. Anne McLellan discussed delivering nationally significant infrastructure. #canada2020
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At Getting Big Things Done 3.0, Johanne Senécal of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers emphasized that execution and predictable approvals will turn Canada's momentum into projects, jobs and prosperity. #canada2020
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At Getting Big Things Done 3.0, Dr. Andrew Furey, Michelle Mungall and moderator Genevieve Tomney reacted to the LNG Canada Phase Two announcement. Mungall: "Canadian LNG is First Nations LNG." #canada2020
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At Getting Big Things Done 3.0, Caroline Wawzonek, Mark Cliffe-Phillips, Ehren Cory and moderator Tim Murphy discussed "Building Up the North – Arctic Sovereignty & Development." Wawzonek: sovereignty comes from "building the road with people." #canada2020
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At Getting Big Things Done 3.0, Alison Nankivell, Jeff Gaulin, Shaun Fantauzzo and moderator Ranj Pillai discussed "Mining the Gap: Canada's Critical Mineral Future." Gaulin says Canada's reputation will be built by its ability to "execute with excellence." #canada2020
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At Getting Big Things Done 3.0, Matthew Zolnowski, Wendy Hadwen, Eric Miller and moderator Todd Stone discussed "Scaling Canada's Defence Mineral Supply Chain," on closing the "missing middle" between extraction and refining.
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At Getting Big Things Done 3.0, Simon Kennedy interviewed Dr. Chris Miller on the geopolitics of semiconductors, who said Canada should ask "What are the dependencies we're comfortable with?" over pursuing self-sufficiency.
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At Getting Big Things Done 3.0, Mia Morisset, Melika Carroll, Thomas Pitfield and Taylor Owen, with moderator Dr. Derek Ruths, discussed "AI Leadership in Canada," arguing that sovereignty depends on Canadian control, talent, infrastructure and adaptable institutions.
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At Getting Big Things Done 3.0, Niko Nikolaidis, Seamus O'Regan and Travis Allan, with moderator Merran Smith, said doubling electricity supply could add $3T in activity and 1.6M jobs by 2050, if policy, transmission and Indigenous partnerships deliver.
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NWT holds vast critical mineral reserves key to Canada's energy transition & Arctic sovereignty—but infrastructure gaps remain. Join our panel on Building Up The North with Caroline Wawzonek, Mark Cliffe-Phillips, Ehren Cory & moderator Tim Murphy at Getting Big Things Done 3.0.
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Kicking off the 2026 Global Progress Action Summit, @PeteButtigieg; Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry, Canada; and @DanielSachs1; explored how economic security has become central to rebuilding public trust & democratic resilience.
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Kicking off the Economic Reconciliation Summit on the Indigenous-Led Economy, Hillary Thatcher, Ranj Pillai, Mark Podlasly, and Tim Barber discussed the "Promise of the North." This set the stage for today’s conversations. Follow along: youtube.com/live/NdSogH1zIZM…
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At Economic Reconciliation Summit, Hon. Mandy Gull-Masty emphasized the federal government’s evolving approach to economic reconciliation: “We want to be active players in determining our future. And part of that is really ensuring that we have the economic capacity to do that.”
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At Building an Energy Superpower Summit, Laszlo Varro, Vice President of Strategy, Insights & Scenarios at Shell, offered scenario-based views on how #energy systems may evolve amid growing geopolitical uncertainty, technological disruption, and rising global demand.
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As hundreds of millions of people urbanize and enter the global middle class, #electricity demand is expected to grow rapidly. However, the continued importance of #hydrocarbons in the transition.
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Even under aggressive #decarbonization scenarios, investment is still required simply to maintain supply while lowering the carbon intensity of production through technologies such as carbon capture and storage.
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At Building an Energy Superpower Summit, the Hon. Julie Dabrusin emphasized Canada’s clean energy transition as both an economic strategy & a nation-building project. "We're moving forward in a really strong way together, because we know that this is a path that we need to take.
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