Fraser Institute Annual Report 2011

The evening had an added air of excitement as our guests
watched Game seven of the Stanley Cup playoffs on big
screens in the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver ballroom.
Hong Kong was the host city for the 2011 release of our
annual Economic Freedom of the World report. The event
featured Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang and
Nobel Laureate Vernon Smith, who gave the evening’s
keynote address.
After a successful Vancouver launch in 2010, we brought
the Mining Business Risks Summit to Toronto in October
2011. In a partnership with CRU Events in London,
England, the multi-day summit has emerged as Canada’s
premier mining conference, hosting dozens of speakers and
representatives from the global mining sector. The program
will continue in 2012.
Policy Excursions
In 2011, our dynamic excursion program comprised a
tour of Washington, DC to get an insider’s view of the
American financial crisis. Delegates participated in twoand-a-half
days of intensive briefings, including meetings
with Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, as
well as representatives from the International Monetary
Fund, the World Bank, and the President’s Economic
Advisory Council. The program also included a trip to the
Canadian Embassy and a conversation with Ambassador
Gary Doer.
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The 2011 T. Patrick Boyle Founder’s Award honorees were:
(left) Hal Kvisle, former CEO of TransCanada Corp. in Calgary;
(top) in Vancouver, Darren Entwistle, president and CEO of TELUS;
(above) Frank Stronach, founder and honorary chairman of Magna
International in Toronto.
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