Sandra Cobena
- Born
- Ecuador
- Education
- Executive Global Master’s in Management from the London School of Economics, double honors degree in global commerce and finance from King's University College, University of Western Ontario
- Career
- Commercial banker at Toronto-Dominion Bank
- Political Experience
- Elected Member of Parliament for Newmarket—Aurora in the 2025 Canadian federal election
- Notable
- Emigrated to Canada in 2006
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Mr. Speaker, 100 years is a century of memories, service and stories. In Newmarket—Aurora, we are preparing to celebrate a very special milestone as our friend and local Second World War veteran Mr. Jeffrey Reynolds turns 100 years old on June 29. At just 18 years old, he enlisted in the North Staffordshire Regiment, joining a generation that answered the call when freedom itself was under
Thank you, Chair. Thank you to all the witnesses for your recommendations. I'm a strong believer in the close collaboration between industry and government, and your recommendations are important. I want to direct my questions to Mr. Perry, if I may. I loved your opening statement, because you talked about how your members compete on capital, on customers and on talent. Having been in the
Thank you for that. There was a recent report from the CFIB talking about the “entrepreneurial drought” in Canada. We've seen six consecutive quarters with more businesses shutting down than opening up. In your line of work, I'm sure you have entrepreneurs as well as bigger companies. I'm thinking about the entrepreneurs, specifically. Could you speak to this trend?
That's interesting. A question comes up in my discussions with a number of business owners: “Well, you have to be close to the government to actually have a chance. If you're not friends with the government, you essentially have no chance.” Do you see that on your end?
What is your customers' experience with this procurement process? Just so Canadians can understand, can you describe what that looks like?
It's a sad situation, of course. Food banks do an incredible amount of work, but the need is great, and it's long-term. That's why there is a need for long-term solutions to help with food insecurity, which I know is a big topic even in my riding. Broadly speaking, Mr. MacDonald, is there anything in the spring economic statement that you think is missing and that you would like to have seen?
Thank you for that. Yes, we hear the stories, of course, but you see it at a broader level. Would you say, because of these two dynamics you mentioned, that the charity sector is getting squeezed?
Thank you for that. We also hear a lot about the government's failure to properly protect intellectual property from predators in capital-rich and investment-friendly environments, mostly down south. Are you seeing a lot of Canadian innovators fleeing to the U.S.?