Janet Ecker, president of the Toronto Financial Services Alliance, which is dedicated to developing Toronto as a centre for financial service companies, said in an interview she believes most people in business will make investment decisions based on fundamental factors such as business opportunities and work force, and not the “theatre of the absurd” of politics which doesn’t affect them on a day-to-day basis.
Jeffrey Singer, a partner in law firm Stikeman Elliott’s Toronto office, is troubled by Mayor Ford’s antics but believes the city’s businesses will be able to ride out the storm. “My presumption would be that this would have no real effect on investment in Toronto or in Ontario,” he said. “It is a weird sideshow, but I don’t think it would have any meaningful” repercussions when it comes to attracting investors
Bill Holland, chairman of CI Financial Ltd., one of Canada’s largest mutual fund companies, said he is finding Mr. Ford “thoroughly hilarious” and believes his situation “has little or no bearing on the business community of Toronto
Toronto’s business community gives Ford a thumbs-down
:lol:
Ok then.
Jeffrey Singer, a partner in law firm Stikeman Elliott’s Toronto office, is troubled by Mayor Ford’s antics but believes the city’s businesses will be able to ride out the storm. “My presumption would be that this would have no real effect on investment in Toronto or in Ontario,” he said. “It is a weird sideshow, but I don’t think it would have any meaningful” repercussions when it comes to attracting investors
Bill Holland, chairman of CI Financial Ltd., one of Canada’s largest mutual fund companies, said he is finding Mr. Ford “thoroughly hilarious” and believes his situation “has little or no bearing on the business community of Toronto
Toronto’s business community gives Ford a thumbs-down
:lol:
Ok then.