On the way from Chicago, I spent the summer of 1947 in Ottawa, helping to build the first of a series of econometric models for the Canadian government.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
For over 20 years, the federal and provincial governments have made enormous efforts employing a variety of approaches in an attempt to stimulate Montreal's economy.
I guess my natural inclination is to finish what I started. We have a Conservative government in Nova Scotia. What I want to see is a Conservative government in Ottawa.
My family was a good family, I had a great Canadian education and I came up in a great, little town like Ottawa.
I grew up working in Canada so everything was low budget.
There was a time there in the mid '80s to the '90s there that we played six finals, three Canada Cups, we were playing hockey almost 10 months a year for a long time there.
I went to elementary school in Ottawa, and then to a private secondary school.
As an undergraduate at UBC in Canada, I fell in love with economic theory. It was the right choice for me.
Toronto was a great place to work, a fun place to work. People were so hockey-oriented, hockey-minded, without being too critical. In Montreal, they got downright nasty sometimes.
My wife and I came to Canada for the 1994 Commonwealth Games and we really liked the B.C. lifestyle and environment. The following year we applied to become permanent residents. We moved here in 1996 after the Atlanta Olympics.
I spent my childhood in Newfoundland and then my junior high and high school years in Alberta, Canada.