Seymour Schulich is smart money personified. He posed for this shot on the occasion of giving away $20 million to Israel's Teknion University. He’s a Canadian, with an American dad, who manages his own money but also gives away more of it than anyone else in Canada. Roughly $250 million so far. He and 11 billionaires participated in a high-level conference I helped organize on May 1 at the Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University. His presentation was about the “Future of Canada” and here’s what he had to say. It's important to note what he has to say. The entire four-hour conference can be viewed . Here’s Seymour on a range of topics. On Canada “To understand Canada’s future, young people and their professors must visit China and India. These two countries are the drivers for the next 50 years.” “The Economist Intelligence Unit rates Canada the fourth best place on the planet to conduct business during the next five years.” “I believe Canada will shine as a commodity supplier to the world. We produce 22% of world uranium; 53% of world potash; 14% of nickel. We’re a major agricultural commodity producer. We are second only to Saudi Arabia in oil.” On water “We are the number one source of fresh water but the stupidity of our water policies is a wonder to behold: fly over Ontario, Quebec, Labrador, Northern Canada, BC. The country is a giant sponge yet we have a group of politicians who won’t even allow the ex ...
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Seymour Schulich is smart money personified. He posed for this shot on the occasion of giving away $20 million to Israel's Teknion University. He’s a Canadian, with an American dad, who manages his own money but also gives away more of it than anyone else in Canada. Roughly $250 million so far. He and 11 billionaires participated in a high-level conference I helped organize on May 1 at the Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University. His presentation was about the “Future of Canada” and here’s what he had to say. It's important to note what he has to say. The entire four-hour conference can be viewed . Here’s Seymour on a range of topics. On Canada “To understand Canada’s future, young people and their professors must visit China and India. These two countries are the drivers for the next 50 years.” “The Economist Intelligence Unit rates Canada the fourth best place on the planet to conduct business during the next five years.” “I believe Canada will shine as a commodity supplier to the world. We produce 22% of world uranium; 53% of world potash; 14% of nickel. We’re a major agricultural commodity producer. We are second only to Saudi Arabia in oil.” On water “We are the number one source of fresh water but the stupidity of our water policies is a wonder to behold: fly over Ontario, Quebec, Labrador, Northern Canada, BC. The country is a giant sponge yet we have a group of politicians who won’t even allow the ex ...