Message from ...

Patrick R. Sinnott

Executive Vice-President, Technology and Supply Chain, Canadian Tire

Winter, 2009

I am pleased to serve as the strategic advisor to the Province of Ontario as we work to improve the competitiveness of our national transportation system.

Canadian Tire’s experience reinforces for me that we must better employ technology to ensure all partners in Canada’s supply chain are working to synchronize the movement of goods and information across our multimodal transportation system, and to make the most of our existing infrastructure. We also need to invest thoughtfully in infrastructure that can provide Canada with the supply chain capacity and capabilities needed to make us competitive for decades to come. Finally, it is important that we work together to harmonize transportation regulations across the Continental Gateway to enable the timely, efficient and sustainable flow of goods.

I look forward to working with my public and private sector colleagues as we search out best practices, leverage our strengths, and collectively make progress toward strengthening both our domestic and international trade positions.