Why we need to (re)boot the government: Tim Barber at TEDxElginSt

Tim Barber is a founding partner of Bluesky Strategy Group, a full-service public affairs firm based in Ottawa and is one of the four founders of Canada 2020. A native of Montreal, Tim has spent nearly two decades providing strategic advice to clients both inside and outside of government. He has worked for the Privy Council Office, the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of International Trade, in addition to coordinating and accompanying Canadian trade missions as part of the Canada China Business Council.

As the co-founder of the "Cathay Club" dinners and the annual "Bluesky" sessions at Meech Lake, Tim is the driving force and Co-Founder of Canada 2020. In 2013, he was named one of the Hill Times' most influential people in government and politics.

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