THE BUSINESS COUNCIL ON NATIONAL ISSUES
BCNI
Founded in 1976 by the CEOs of US-based Imperial Oil and Noranda, the Business Council on National Issues (BNCI) is Canada s version of the European and US
business roundtables.
Among its 30 members are the CEOs...
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THE BUSINESS COUNCIL ON NATIONAL ISSUES
BCNI
Founded in 1976 by the CEOs of US-based Imperial Oil and Noranda, the Business Council on National Issues (BNCI) is Canada s version of the European and US
business roundtables.
Among its 30 members are the CEOs of several large banks and major Canadian and foreign companies including Air Canada, AT&T, Bechtel,
Bombardier, Canadian Pacific, Cargill, Dupont, General Motors, Hewlett-Packard, Loram, MacMillan Bloedel, Mitsubishi, Monsanto, Nestlé, Northern Telecom,
Petro Canada and Placer Dome.
Over the past two decades, the BCNI s relationship with successive Canadian governments has become increasingly intimate.
The lobby group worked strenuously for
the passage of the 1988 Canadian-US Free Trade Agreement,86 and organized a costly campaign to secure the election of the current neoliberal government.
However, the BCNI s approach to the MAI has been less aggressive, perhaps due to the group s wish to sweeten its negative public image.
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