Canada Meet Week comes April 13th-17th and across the country thousands of meeting professionals will gather for several key industry events.

Only three months into 2015, Shopify is already receiving plenty of accolades.

Jessi Cruickshank is one of North America’s most beloved Television personalities. She became a household name as the face of MTV Canada and the host of MTV’s international smash hit The Hills After Show. She’s been on The CW series Oh Sit!, TV Land’s sitcom Kirstie and as the L.A. correspondent for eTalk.

In recognition of the occasion, today’s guest speaker blog comes from International Champion of Human Rights
& Award-Winning Author Lt. Gen Roméo Dallaire (Ret), This year Gen. Dallaire stepped away from his previous role in the Canadian Senate to better forcus on The Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative, an organization which partners with military, police and peacekeeping forces, equipping them with tools to prevent the recruitment of child soldiers.

It’s test time for Canada. On one hand, the country is poised to play a key role in the global economy over the next 10 years. Canada’s stable macroeconomic environment and sound monetary policy allowed it to emerge from the global financial crisis barely scathed. Its resource-rich environment has made it a leader in commodity exports, which have tripled in the last decade due their global demand.

National Speakers Bureau recognizes and honours some of our speakers who have served our nation and others around the world. General Rick Hillier (Ret), Lieutenant General Romeo Dallaire (Ret), Lieutenant Colonel Stephane Grenier (Ret), Master Corporal Jody Mitic, General Walter Natynczyk, and LCol (Ret) Chris Linford have all made remarkable contributions and sacrifices to which we are ever grateful.