Statement by the Honourable John Manley, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, on the Announcement of Canada’s Grant to the Centre for International Governance Innovation

John Manley
July 22, 2002

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This is a city that has transformed itself from a quiet 19th century village into an exciting community that blends the worlds of academia, entrepreneurial spirit and the highest quality of life.

Waterloo truly does exhibit the best of what we like to call “The Canadian Advantage” - making it a natural choice for this important Canadian initiative.

This project has many supporters - that’s evident in this group here today - people like Kitchener-Waterloo’s biggest booster in Ottawa, my colleague Karen Redman, who made sure that this initiative got on the government’s radar, and stayed there.

But, we have to recognize that the …

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