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Derek Hudson Burney is a Canadian businessman and former diplomat and political strategist. He was born in 1939 in Fort William, Ontario to George William Burney (1886-1951), a native of Westville, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, and Annie Mary MacKay (1906-1995). He is currently the president of the board of New Brunswick Power. A businessman (sometimes businesswoman, female; or businessperson, gender neutral) is a generic term for a wide range of people engaged in profit-oriented enterprises, generally the management of a company. ...
Fort William was a city in Northern Ontario, located on the Kaministiquia River, at its entrance to Lake Superior. ...
Pictou County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ...
NB Power (French: Energie NB), formerly known as New Brunswick Power Corporation is a provincially owned Crown Corporation. ...
Burney studied at Fort William Collegiate Institute and Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. He then entered the federal public service and the Canadian diplomatic corps, subsequently serving in Korea and Japan as ambassador. From 1987 to 1989 he served as Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. Queens University, or simply Queens, is a coeducational, non-sectarian university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, on the edge of Lake Ontario. ...
1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Chief of Staff of Canadas Prime Ministers Office is the top official of the office. ...
The Prime Minister of Canada (French: Premier ministre du Canada), the head of the Canadian government, is usually the leader of the political party with the most seats in the Canadian House of Commons. ...
The Right Honourable Martin Brian Mulroney, PC , CC , GOQ , LL.D (born March 20, 1939), was the eighteenth Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993. ...
After leaving the post of Chief of Staff in 1989, Burney became Canada's ambassador to the United States. He would serve in this position until 1993. This is a list of Canadas ambassadors to the United States. ...
1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...
Burney was then hired by Bell Canada and worked as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the company from 1993 to 1999. He then moved to CAE Inc., serving as president and Chief Executive Officer until 2004. Among other things, he now teaches at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University. Bell Canada Enterprises, legally BCE Inc. ...
A chief executive officer (CEO) or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or executive officer of a corporation, company, or agency. ...
1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
CAE (TSX: CAE) NYSE: CGT (which once stood for Canadian Aviation Electronics, but now has no official meaning), is a leading provider of simulation technologies and integrated training services to airlines, aircraft manufacturers, and defence customers worldwide. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs was established in 1965 at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, with a grant from Senator Norman Paterson. ...
This article is about the university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ...
The board of directors that Burney now sits on include CanWest Global Communications, Quebecor World Inc., and Shell Canada. Burney was formerly a director of CAE Inc. as well. A board of directors, also called board of trustees, board of governors, board of managers, or board of curators, is a group of individuals who govern the affairs of a corporation. ...
CanWest Global Communications Corp. ...
Quebecor World Inc. ...
Shell Canada Limited (TSX: SHC) is one of Canadas largest integrated oil companies. ...
CAE (TSX: CAE) NYSE: CGT (which once stood for Canadian Aviation Electronics, but now has no official meaning), is a leading provider of simulation technologies and integrated training services to airlines, aircraft manufacturers, and defence customers worldwide. ...
Burney has received many honours in recognition of his work. He was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1993, and has been conferred honourary Doctor of Laws degrees from Lakehead University, Queen's University, Carleton University, and Wilfrid Laurier University. The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means, They desire a better country. ...
1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...
Lakehead University is located in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, at the head of Lake Superior. ...
Queens University, or simply Queens, is a coeducational, non-sectarian university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, on the edge of Lake Ontario. ...
This article is about the university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ...
Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU) is located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, and is known for its business program, political science department, graduate school of social work, and innovative faculty of music. ...
Burney's son, also named Derek, was the president of Corel Corporation for several years. Derek Burney is the former president of the Corel Corporation. ...
Corel Corporation is a computer software company headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ...
References
- Burney, Derek. Getting it done : a memoir. Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2005. ISBN 0773529268.
| CanWest Global Communications Corp. | | Corporate Directors: David Asper | Gail Asper | Leonard Asper | Lloyd Barber | Derek Burney | Robert Daniels | David Drybrough | Paul Godfrey | Frank King | Lisa Pankratz Allan Ezra Gotlieb (born February 28, Canadian public servant and author. ...
This is a list of Canadas ambassadors to the United States. ...
1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...
John de Chastelain General Alfred John Gardyne Drummond de Chastelain, OC, CMM, CD, CH, LL.D., BA (born July 30, 1937) is a retired Canadian soldier and diplomat. ...
CanWest Global Communications Corp. ...
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). ...
A board of directors, also called board of trustees, board of governors, board of managers, or board of curators, is a group of individuals who govern the affairs of a corporation. ...
Leonard Asper (born May 31, 1964, in Winnipeg, Manitoba), is a Canadian businessman. ...
Lloyd Barber, C.C., S.O.M., Ph. ...
Paul Victor Godfrey (born 1939 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian politician and businessman. ...
| | Radio Stations: CJZZ | CKBT Newspapers: Calgary Herald | Dose | Edmonton Journal | Montreal Gazette | National Post | Ottawa Citizen | Regina Leader-Post | Saskatoon StarPhoenix | Vancouver Province | Vancouver Sun | Victoria Times-Colonist | Windsor Star Television Assets: CFRE | CFSK | CHAN | CHBC | CHCA | CHCH | CHEK | CICT | CIHF | CIII | CISA | CITV | CJNT | CKMI | CKND | CH | CoolTV | DejaView | Fox Sports World Canada | Global | Lonestar | Men TV | Mystery | Prime | Xtreme Sports Assets outside of Canada: C4 (New Zealand) | MoreFM (New Zealand) | Network Ten (Australia) | The Edge FM (New Zealand) | TV3 (Ireland) | TV3 (New Zealand) A radio station is a sound broadcasting service. ...
CJZZ is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 99. ...
CKBT is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 91. ...
The Calgary Herald is a daily Calgary, Alberta newspaper. ...
Page in an issue of Dose, covering the latest for boots. ...
The Edmonton Journal is a daily newspaper in Edmonton, Alberta. ...
The Gazette, often called The Montreal Gazette to avoid ambiguity, is a major English-language daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec. ...
The National Post is a large Canadian English language national newspaper based in Toronto. ...
The Regina Leader-Post is a local newspaper of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, and a member of the CanWest News Service. ...
The Saskatoon StarPhoenix is a daily newspaper that serves Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, and area. ...
The Province is a daily newspaper published in British Columbia by the Pacific Newspaper Group Inc, a CanWest Global Communications Company. ...
The Vancouver Sun is a daily newspaper published in British Columbia by the Pacific Newspaper Group Inc, a CanWest Global Communications Company. ...
The Victoria Times-Colonist is a current daily newspaper in Victoria, British Columbia. ...
The Windsor Star is the regional newspaper of Windsor, Ontario (the only daily newspaper in Windsor and Essex County), and is owned by CanWest Global Communications. ...
Television is a telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures and sound over a distance. ...
CFRE is a television station which broadcasts out of Regina, Saskatchewan. ...
CFRE is a television station which broadcasts out of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. ...
CHAN-TV Vancouver, British Columbia (otherwise known as Global BC) is the Global Television Networks owned-and-operated station in British Columbia, broadcasting from its studios in Lake City in Burnaby. ...
CHBC is a television station in Kelowna, British Columbia. ...
CHCA (otherwise known as CH Red Deer) is a television station in Red Deer, Alberta. ...
CHCH is a television station in Hamilton, Ontario that is part of the CH system. ...
CHEK-TV, Victoria (on Vancouver Island), British Columbia is a member of the CH television system, owned by CanWest Global, broadcasting on channel 6. ...
CICT is an Canadian television station, licensed to, serving Calgary, Alberta. ...
CIHF is an Canadian television station, serving the Maritime provinces. ...
CIII is a television station owned by CanWest Global that serves most of the Canadian province of Ontario. ...
CISA is an Canadian television station, licensed to, serving Lethbridge, Alberta. ...
The current CiTV logo CiTV (short for Childrens ITV) is ITVs brand for childrens television output on its primary television channel known as ITV1. ...
CJNT is the callsign for an independent station in Montreal, Quebec. ...
CKMI is the Global Television Networks station in Quebec. ...
CKND is a television station which broadcasts out of Winnipeg, Manitoba. ...
CH is a system of four local television stations across Canada, owned by the Global Television unit of CanWest Global. ...
CoolTV is a Canadian category 2 digital cable television channel dedicated to jazz based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ...
DejaView is a Canadian category 2 digital cable television channel owned by the Global Television Network. ...
Fox Sports World Canada iis a Canadian category 2 digital cable television channel owned by CanWest Global Communications and featuring world sporting events in cricket, soccer and rugby. ...
The Global Television Network (more commonly called Global) is a major English-language television network in Canada, owned by CanWest Global Communications. ...
Lonestar is a Canadian category 2 digital cable television channel which presents Western-themed television series and movies. ...
Men TV is a Canadian category 1 digital cable mens interest television channel owned by CanWest Global Communications and Quebecor Media. ...
Mystery is a Canadian specialty channel which presents movies and television series of the mystery genre. ...
Prime is a Canadian cable specialty television channel owned by CanWest Global Communications with programming presenting classic television series and general entertainment. ...
Xtreme Sports is a Canadian digital cable television channel owned by CanWest Global Communications with programming presenting extreme sports and events such as the X Games. ...
C4 is a music television station operating in New Zealand and owned by Canadian broadcasting conglomerate CanWest. ...
More FM is a New Zealand radio network playing Pop music. ...
Network Ten is one of Australias three commercial television networks. ...
The Edge FM is a New Zealand youth radio network playing Pop music. ...
TV3 Ireland is the sole commercial television channel in the Republic of Ireland. ...
Current TV3 logo. ...
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A fiscal year or financial year is a 12-month period used for calculating annual (yearly) financial reports in businesses and other organizations. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Former logo of the Toronto Stock Exchange prior to the switch to TSX. The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) is Canadas largest stock exchange, and the division of the TSX Group that holds senior equities. ...
New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is the largest stock exchange in the world, although its trading volume was exceeded by that of NASDAQ (historic comparison graph {pdf}) during the 1990s. ...
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