Canadian companies generate business and promote their expertise, technology and goodwill in the world’s trouble spots. Continued support for such initiatives by the federal government makes the opportunities greater
Tim Horton’s may be Canada’s most high-profile export to Afghanistan. But outside of the coffee and Timbits served at the Canadian military’s Kandahar Airfield, the country is strictly off limits to most Canadian companies. Due to security precautions, this has been the case for several months, according to Andrew Hannan, a spokesperson with International Trade Canada. However, this won’t always be the case.
In March, the federal government’s Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) announced that Canada will maintain development funding for Afghanistan at $100 million for 2006-2007; it was welcome news to many who recognized the need for Canada to maintain a presence in that war-torn country.
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