Canadians also pay less than anyone else in the G-7 for telephone service, and by the year 2000 we will have the fastest telecommunications network in the world. The rapid growth and development of the Internet is allowing companies to send information to the far corners of the globe by pushing a button. But, while information has been given new wings by the electronic age, goods still travel the traditional way. Canada s transportation infrastructure is one of the most efficient in the world. There is a difference, however, between transporting goods in Canada and the United States it s cost.
Trucks can move goods from Toronto to Detroit in five hours.
Denver is just a few hours by air from Calgary. This is an important point to consider when determining on which side of the border to set up a business or make an investment. The advantage of our universal health care system is sometimes overlooked by potential investors. This is a mistake. In the United States, for example, auto-makers spend more on health premiums for their employees than on the steel that goes into their vehicles.