Part XI

Straight Talk Conclusion

Canada needs a long-term strategic business plan, and it has to be nothing short of a radically transformational plan for Canada's future. The plan has to be built by a new generation of Canadian business leaders who are fully equipped and competent to take advantage of the opportunities that exist. While crafted by business, it must also include a new model for how to better address the social responsibility that business has to Canadians when it comes to health, education and employment.

The plan must be built by Canadians, for Canadians, and it cannot be a cheap imitation of what someone else has already built. It must be built in a way that speaks directly to who we are as a country and a people. It must ...

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