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We’re a hard sell in India
Posted February 20, 2006
Courtesy the Toronto Star
[...] While trying to attract India-based firms to Canada is a good thing, it also poses a competitive threat, said David Ticoll of Information Technology Association of Canada, a lobby group whose 1,300 members include RIM and Nortel.
Canada stands to lose 3.5 million jobs due to outsourcing, said Ticoll, who was also at NASSCOM. “The question is where can Canada compete and win in this new environment. We need to focus on those globally vibrant industries where we can be Number 1 or Number 2 in the world,” he said.
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