Address By The Prime Minister At The Canada-UK Chamber Of Commerce

And because the business relationship between our countries dates back to the very founding of Canada. In fact, for two centuries prior to our confederation in 1867, much of Canada was effectively owned, operated and governed under the red ensign of a London-based corporation, the mighty Hudson’s Bay Company. Our co-sponsor tonight, the Canada Club, owes its founding in 1810 to the fur traders of the North-West Company, the main rival and eventual partner of the HBC. Still, business is but one aspect of our combined history. That history is built by layer upon layer of common experiences, shared values and ancient family ties. In my own case, the Harper family traces its known forefathers back to the northern England and southern Scotland of the 1600s. http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=1247

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