What happens in Kitchener-Waterloo in knowledge creation and dissemination and creation of high-value innovation is a metaphor for the 21st-century Canadian economy.

The metaphor is perhaps one of man's most fruitful potentialities. Its efficacy verges on magic, and it seems a tool for creation which God forgot inside one of His creatures when He made him.

The paradox of innovation is that it is accepted as an innovation when it has become imitation.

There is a lack of value creation, particularly around consumer electronics,

In this century, the seminal driver of innovation is knowledge. Given that universities are major producers in the global knowledge economy, they become pivotal in this race to maintain a viable economic base that can sustain a high quality of life.

I think we have to look at where we add value such as innovation and design ... and then take advantage of the low pricing China can offer in manufacturing.