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The Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute is a Calgary, Alberta-based Canadian lobbying organization. Corporate donors to the organization currently include ENMAX and General Dynamics, the sixth largest defense contractor in the world [1]. Past donors include the Canadian Council of Chief Executives. {{Hide = {{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: {{Unhide = {{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Heart of the new west City of Calgary, Alberta, Canada location. ... A corporation is a legal entity (distinct from a natural person) that often has similar rights in law to those of a Civil law systems may refer to corporations as moral persons; they may also go by the name AS (anonymous society) or something similar, depending on language (see below). ... General Dynamics NYSE: GD is a defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2005 it is the sixth largest defense contractor in the world [2]. The company has changed markedly in the post-Cold War era of defense consolidation. ... A defense contractor (sometimes called a military contractor) is a business organization or individual that provides products or services to a defense department of a government. ... The Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE) is an organization in Canada comprised of chief executive officers of roughly 150 leading Canadian corporations. ...


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