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Sixth Estate panel discusses the case of the missing $30B in Canadian chemistry
On the Sixth Estate’s Before the Bell panel discussion Thursday, March 21 CIAC President and CEO, Bob Masterson presented the case of the missing $30 billion in Canada’s economy due to missing out on chemistry sector investment opportunities – even though Canada has a lot of the fundamentals in place. “The Canadian chemical sector has […]
Hill Times opinion piece: Let’s end plastic waste
In the February 27 edition of The Hill Times, a joint opinion piece by President of BASF Canada and Chair of CIAC Board of Directors, Marcelo Lu and President and CEO of CIAC Bob Masterson laid out the Canadian chemistry industry’s plans for tackling the issue of plastic waste. Hill Times Wednesday February 27th 2019
Regulation in serious need of modernization, CIAC tells INDU
Canada’s regulatory system often results in inefficiency, delays, administrative burdens and unnecessary costs to both government and business, CIAC President and CEO, Bob Masterson, told the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology (INDU) February 7. The comments were provided as part of a study on regulatory modernization in response to the Federal Fall Economic […]
Canadian resource sector coalition encourages federal government to make changes to Bill C-69
A coalition of Canadian resource sector groups are voicing their concerns about a new bill, now with the Senate, that they say will add red tape, increase costs, and increase delays to natural resource project approvals, which could drive investment and jobs out of Canada. In 2018, the federal government introduced Bill C-69 to impose […]
