Yesterday, I had occasion to participate in an Evian Group Meeting, entitled “Lessons from Doha – Moving Forward Multilaterally in the 21st Century Global Business Environment.”

by James Metcalfe – Pace Law Firm: Lord Black of Crossharbour also known as Conrad Black is going back to jail in the United States for further 13 months.

y James Metcalfe – Pace Law Firm: There was an article in the Toronto Star, decrying the fact that overseas visa officers are ill-prepared to make a determination as to who is eligible to be accepted as Convention Refugees to Canada.

By James Metcalfe – Pace Law Firm: Last day of 14 in Cairo. The drive out to the airport was quiet.

by John Burke – Pace Law Firm: Immigration fraud is a serious matter. It reflects poorly on Canada’s image regardless of whether the perpetrator is practicing inside or outside of Canada.

by James Metcalfe – Pace Law Firm: The newspapers here are full of stories about politicians and prominent businessmen being charged with corrupt practices, and being detained or sentenced to long jail terms.

I spent the last four days in Hong Kong attending a Services Trade Conference, a forum that was built around the impressive reality that the services sector is the engine of the global economy.

by James Metcalfe – Pace Law Firm: We were sitting in the lounge in the hotel yesterday, listening to music and unwinding after a busy day.

y Gerry Weiner – Pace Law Firm: I look forward to my upcoming trip to Nigeria, and to meeting business leaders who are interested in investing and doing business in Canada.

Sergio Marchi was recently in Hong Kong as a guest speaker in a Services Trade Conference organized by the Asian Development Bank.