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Our mission critical at the Canada West Foundation, and something we are very good at, is putting the West’s point of view to decision-makers in Ottawa and beyond.” – H onourable Gary Mar, KC, President and CEO, Canada West Foundation “ I am proud to let my name stand as Chair of the Canada West Foundation as it is the only policy think tank focused exclusively on resolving challenges facing the W. [...] Through recommendations to numerous organizations and departments including the Prime Minister’s Office, Privy Council, policy research, convening and meeting with government shapers at the Conservative Party of Canada, the Alberta and industry leaders, we dig deep to arrive at government, the Canadian Energy Regulator and the Impact practical solutions that work. [...] We participate in track-two diplomacy opportunities and publish The case for reading the only regular publication in Canada, the North America We published, with support from Calgary Reads and Rotary Brief, that offers monthly coverage of Canadian relations Club Calgary, The Case for Literacy in Alberta: Life is hard with the U. [...] At the July 2023 Council of the Federation (CoF) meeting, Fiscal Federalism Policy Network Gary Mar, CEO and President, Carlo Dade, Director of Trade We continue to support the Fiscal Federalism Policy Network, and Trade Infrastructure and key stakeholders met with seven which published two reports in 2023 The Road Ahead: premiers to advocate for a national plan to address the state Rethinking Fis. [...] CWF, the Business Council of Alberta, Calgary Chamber of Commerce, Calgary Economic Development, and Canadian Global Affairs Institute jointly submitted recommendations to the federal government emphasizing the harmonization of trade regulations across the continent.