April 18, 2007 7:30 AM to 9:00 AMRoyal Mayfair Golf and Country Club, Edmonton, Alberta
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In Person
Where is Alberta's economy going now that the debt has been paid off? How can we diversify our industries? And how can we best invest our surplus revenue to ensure prosperity in the future? These are questions that Albertans must address as we make choices that will determine the kind of province we want to leave for our children.
Todd Hirsch received a BA (Honors) in Economics from the University of Alberta, and an MA in Economics from the University of Calgary. Todd started his career at the Canada West Foundation, where he worked in various research positions over an eight-year period. In 1997, he joined Canadian Pacific Railway in Calgary. During his stay with the CPR, he held positions in the Communications and Government Relations Department, the Commercial Development Group, and the Planning and Performance Group. In 2001, Todd joined the Bank of Canada as an Economist in the Research Department and worked out of the Bank's Calgary office. Todd returned to the Canada West Foundation in 2004 as Chief Economist. Since then, he has developed the Canada West Foundation's provincial economic forecasts and profiles series and has worked on a variety of projects including skills shortages and long-term economic planning for western Canada. Todd is an accomplished writer and his work appears regularly in Calgary Inc. Magazine, Avenue Magazine, Policy Options, and the Globe and Mail.