Leveraging talent outmigration for purposes of economic development is
an idea whose time has come. The common cynical retort is that those who
leave rarely come back home. This criticism ignores trends, preferring a
static snapshot. We are only beginning to understand the scope of the
opportunity. A
developing success story in Atlantic Canada:
Gordon Pitts, in his bestselling book The Codfathers, chronicled the success of East Coasters in the highest echelons of business and the professions in Central and Western Canada as well as the USA - and there are many others waiting in the wings. This is where a three year old networking organization called East Coast Connected has a key part to play in playing an advocacy role for our region, as well as providing networking avenues to attract back home some of the displaced expatriates.
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