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22 May '13

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Global NewsThe first International Summit of Cooperatives gets underway in Quebec

The first International Summit of Cooperatives opened on Monday in Quebec, which is set to host almost 2,800 participants from 91 countries to discuss key business issues of cooperative model.

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Global NewsImagine 2012 Opens with "Thinking Thoughts, Big Ideas and those who believe in the Future"

After a wonderfully warm welcome from our hosts at Desjardins (Lynn, you know who you are and we were truly thankful for the time you spent to make us feel welcome) we found ...

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CanadaImagine 2012: Opening session sets agenda of co-operative economics

A conference that brings together economic leaders of co-operative businesses around the world has opened in Quebec.

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CanadaImagine 2012: The Press Conference

A week of co-operative conferences and meetings in Quebec has been launched at a press conference this evening.

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Hughette Labelle, Chair of Transparency International presenting the 2010 CPI

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CanadaCo-operation is key to fighting corruption

The International Summit of Cooperatives in Quebec will be a good opportunity to promote transparency through co-operation, believes Huguette Labelle, Chair of Transparency ...

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Citadelle is 100 per cent maple and 100 per cent co-operative.

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CanadaCitadelle, from a local co-op to a world-leading maple syrup producer

Citadelle is the world’s largest supplier of 100% pure maple syrup, and it is also 100% co-operative. The co-op was created in the early 1920s at the urge of Quebec’s ...

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Nobel Prize Winner, Michael Spence

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Global News2001 Nobel Prize laureate, Michael Spence, on co-ops, the global recession and the International Summit

Nobel Prize winner for Economic Sciences, Michael Spence, is one of the keynote speakers at the International Summit of Cooperatives in Quebec. He believes that co-ops are a ...

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Judith Lipp, (Image credit: TREC)

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CanadaEnergy co-ops must remain agile and innovative

Renewable energy is one of the key topics to be addressed at the International Summit of Cooperatives in Quebec. Leaders from across various co-operative sectors will discuss how ...

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Agropur produces a variety of dairy products including milks, cheeses and yoghurts

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CanadaCanada dairy co-operatives agree merger plans

Canada's largest dairy co-operative, Agropur, has announced a merger with Farmers Co-operative Dairy.

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CanadaInternational Summit Celebrates Cooperative Power

Underscoring the co-op business model's growing importance around the globe, the 2012 International Summit of Cooperatives (held in October in Quebec, Canada) drew nearly 2,800 participants from over 90 countries. In the words of Monique F. Leroux, chair of the board, president and CEO of Desjardins Group, one of the event's three co-hosts, "The Summit was a great opportunity to exchange ideas and innovative practices…[Participants agreed] that now is the time to strengthen and develop the ...

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