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Paul Kedrosky points to a new study which looks at the top destinations for offshore outsourcing. India is number one and Canada is ninth. From Kedrosky's blog: Infectious Greed: Offshoring to Canada: "Interestingly, there is only one G8 country in the list: Canada. I'm not convinced that is anything ...   more »
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A Forbes columnist who is normally asked for his opinions on the best big screen TV to buy or what you should look for in a digital camera has been frantically trying to convince the world that Stanford University law professor Larry Lessig's ideas are for the birds. Recently, ...   more »
View Article  John Manley, Nortel Director
The day after announcing that fired CEO Frank Dunn had resigned his seat on the board of directors, Nortel announced a new director: Former deputy prime minister and former Ottawa-area MP John Manley. Manley ran unsuccessfully to succeed Jean Chretien and recently turned down offers to become Canada's ambassador ...   more »

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