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The Canadian - Winter 2016. Vol 16. Issue 01. Mission Alberta: Oneil Carlier - Promoting Alberta agriculture to Japan in an era of declining oil prices Hon. Oneil Carlier is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and is currently Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Forestry in the...

The Canadian - Winter 2016. Vol 16. Issue 01. Member Profile: Kiyo Weiss By Annabelle Landry. For Kiyo Weiss, mother and general manager at Air Canada Japan, connecting people around the globe is as much about embodying a positive attitude as it is about forging ties. Born to a traditional Japanese...

The Canadian - Winter 2016. Vol 16. Issue 01. Cover Story: Ron Haigh - A New Challenge Ron Haigh was elected as Chairman of the CCCJ in November 2015. CHALLENGE It’s quite fitting that a favourite Canadian actor of Ron Haigh, the new chairman of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan, should be...

The Canadian - Winter 2016. Vol 16. Issue 01. Intelligence Unit: The TPP Point - It promises to liberalize trade but positive effects could be a long way off our for the International Agreement. A special report from The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) by Christopher Clague When the Trans-Pacific...

The Canadian - Winter 2016. Vol 16. Issue 01. Employer Insights: 65 is the new 60 - Dealing With an Aging Workforce in Japan By Colin P.A. Jones is a professor at Doshisha Law School in Kyoto and a director for the Manpower Group Japan Co.Ltd., one of the oldest foreign-capitalized firms in Japan. c...

The Canadian - Winter 2016. Vol 16. Issue 01. Embassy Message: The Internet of Things Kimihiro (Hero) Iwao is a trade commissioner in the Canadian Embassy responsible for the information and communications technology sector. Imagine you’re driving to a meeting with a client. Heavy rain has reduced...

The Canadian - Autumn 2015. Vol 15. Issue 02. Cover Story: Claire Deronzier - Cool Quebec Claire Deronzier is the General Delegate of Quebec to Tokyo. With 25 years experience in Quebec’s public service under her belt, Claire Deronzier is a veritable go-getter. A French language communications...

The Canadian - Autumn 2015. Vol 15. Issue 02. Chamber Voices: Start Me Up - Public-Private Initiatives Should Bridge the Canada-Japan SME Divide By Lars Cosh-Ishii, the founder and managing director of Mobikyo, the publishers of Wireless Watch Japan It’s widely acknowledged that small- and medium...

The Canadian - Autumn 2015. Vol 15. Issue 02. Report: Gender Diversity Roundtable - Cultivating Equality in the Japanese Workplace Akiko Kosuda, member of the CCCJ’s Honorary Board of Advisors and a senior advisor to the Japan PFI/PPP association, hosted the McGill MBA Japan Gender Diversity...

The Canadian - Autumn 2015. Vol 15. Issue 02. Member Profile: Marc Bolduc - Invest in Your Chamber  Marc Bolduc is the outgoing Vice-Chair of the CCCJ A native of Montreal, Marc Bolduc first arrived in Japan in 1997 as a student on a working holiday visa. After becoming interested in Japanese at...

The Canadian - Autumn 2015. Vol 15. Issue 02. Asia Pacific View: Free Trade Pivot Point - The TPP is Canada's opportunity to punch above its weight By Stewart Beck, president and CEO of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, a not-for-profit organization focused on Canada’s relations with Asia. In...

The Canadian - Autumn 2015. Vol 15. Issue 02. Trade Trends: Connecting Markets - Canada's Shipping Advantages By Trevor Kennedy, M.A. candidate in Asia Pacific Policy Studies at the University of British Columbia. He writes on various policy-related issues in Northeast Asia on his blog, Asia Pacific...