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7 MBiz | june 2017 HIRE AN ASPER CO-OP STUDENT Engage tomorrow's top business professionals. The Asper School of Business's AACSB and CAFCE-accredited co-operative education program accepts only the strongest students. It emphasizes leadership and professional development to prepare students to excel in the workplace – from day one, at leading-edge companies across Canada. 100% of our students are employed full-time within 3 months of graduation 99% of our employers would recommend Asper Co-op to their peers umanitoba.ca/asper/co-op RECRUIT TOP TALENT > > continued >> Left: New board chair Judy Murphy. Top: Harry Mardon Award recipient Merv Gunter. Above (from left): Philip Gass (International Institute for Sustainable Development), Terry Shaw (Manitoba Trucking Assoc.), and James Battershill (Keystone Agricultural Producers). Photos by Matthew Alcock to better address Indigenous participation in the economy and improving the Duty to Consult and Accommodate process are two key areas for MCC in the months ahead. The Chamber network also had a great deal of discussion, both during the policy session and conversations throughout the AGM, centered around the province's plans for carbon pricing and where MCC and the Chamber network fall on the issue. A resolution was passed calling on the government to share the work it is doing on this "Made in Manitoba" plan and provide a suitable business case framework and economic assessment (including tax implications) of its cost and impact, to be shared with Manitobans through proper consultation before any final decision is made by MCC. Day Two started with a keynote speech and Q & A with Deputy Premier Heather Stefanson. She spoke about the work being

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