On Monday, April 15 Century Initiative hosted a panel discussion featuring diverse perspectives on our vision for Canada’s future and innovative ideas on how we can collectively build a more prosperous Canada over the course of this century.
Here are some quick takeaways via the Century Initiative:
Today at @rotmanschool, Mark Wiseman of @blackrock on the future of Canada: “@CI2100 was created b/c the country needs a long term strategy. It’s about scale. We will lose our place in the world & relatively, Canadians will be worse off — unless we continue to scale” #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/td8UGGUgHL
— Max Seunik 孙明熙 (@maxseunik) April 15, 2019
This math won’t work. When my grandparents retired, there were 6 working, tax-paying Canadians to support them. For me, it will be 2. @rotmanschool’s Tiff Macklem: “if you’re a student here today, you should be worried.” @CI2100 pic.twitter.com/fj4qOQRYFj
— john stackhouse (@StackhouseJohn) April 15, 2019
Our population has gone from 6 working Canadians per retiree to approx 2 per retiree — we have no choice but to scale thoughtfully or our population will decline and have significant ramifications for our shared prosperity. #100Millionby2100 #BiggerBolderCanada 🇨🇦 pic.twitter.com/U2qotOEti0
— Olivia Labonté (@LivLabonte) April 15, 2019
Discussion Details:
Date
Monday April 15, 2019
Speakers
Mark D. Wiseman (LLB./MBA’96), Global Head of Active Equities & Chairman of BlackRock Alternative Investors, BlackRock Inc.
Tiff Macklem, Dean of Rotman School of Management
Doug Saunders, International Affairs Columnist, The Globe and Mail and Author of Maximum Canada: Why 35 Million Canadians Are Not Enough (Knopf, 2017)
Moderator
Jacquie McNish, Senior Correspondent. The Wall Street Journal
Location
Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
Desautels Hall (Second floor, South Building)
105 St. George Street, Toronto
