World Federation of Diamond Bourses | WFDB [Abbr.]

World Federation of Diamond Bourses | WFDB [Abbr.]

My colleagues in the World Federation of Exchanges will be talking about corporate governance and the role of exchanges when the Federation's working committee meets in Toronto on July 2 and 3.

In conclusion, the adverse impacts of the proposed inclusion clause include: a fundamental change in the market upon which the exchange's current and potential products would be based in the future, thereby creating uncertainty for participants in the exchange's products; a contradiction to the domestic and global trend towards more open markets, including significant federal government investment in supporting a more open, self-reliant Canadian agricultural industry; increased uncertainty regarding the future market structure of Canadian agriculture, thereby representing a significant disincentive regarding investment and product deve ...[+++]lopment for Canadian grains-based and oilseeds-based industry; and the introduction of an opportunity for one segment of the market to make a fundamental change to the market structure without adequate representation from all interested parties and without adequate consideration of the best interests of Canada as a whole.

After the Second World War, the federal government provided an annual grant of $150 for each veteran student.

When confronted by the imperative choice of modernization or minginess after World War II, the federal government led with the building of the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Trans-Canada Highway, which were great objects of productivity.