Canadian Ministers at the World Economic Forum, Davos, Avoid Meeting American Business Leader with Plan to End Canadian Seafood Boycott in the US.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Two Canadian ministers purposely avoided an opportunity at the World Economic Forum to discuss solutions to the Canadian seafood boycott with American businessman, Edward A. Kangas. The former Global Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Deloitte, Mr. Kangas offered to meet with the Honorable James Flaherty For the Canadian politician, see . James Flaherty is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Flaherty attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York state and later worked as a high school teacher in Westwood, Massachusetts. , Canadian's Ministry of Finance, and the Honorable James Prentice, Minister of Industry, regarding the boycott while they were at Davos. The boycott is in response to the Canadian seal hunt, the largest massacre of marine mammals marine mammals mammals inhabiting the sea; generally taken to include the cetaceans (whales, porpoise, dolphin), the sirenians (sea-cows, including manatees and dugong) and the pinnipeds (the carnivores of the group, seals, sealions, walruses). in the world. To date, the seal hunt has caused $500 million in annual losses of seafood exports to the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The boycott has gained the support of a number of prominent companies such as Publix, Whole Foods Market, and restaurants including Tavern on the Green Tavern on the Green is a restaurant located in Central Park, New York City. Of the several dining rooms, the most famous is the Crystal room with windows overlooking the garden. , who have pledged not to import Canadian seafood. Wal-Mart and Royal Ahold have also been approached for their support. In 2006, the Canadian government rejected an offer of $16 million by Mrs. Kangas to end the hunt. "The fishing companies and the fishermen of Canada should be concerned with the insensitivity of their government leaders to the financial damage being done to them by the boycott," said Mr. Kangas. "As a businessman with years of international experience, I can provide Canadian government officials with a plan that will both end the hunt and the boycott. Before this year's hunt begins at the end of March, I would hope to hear from Ministers Flaherty and Prentice. I call on all Canadians to stop this needless slaughter," he added. |
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