US embassy cable - 05OTTAWA1642

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 05 OTTAWA 001642 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE 
 
SECSTATE FOR ECA/PE/V/R/W - EWILKES-SCOTT; 
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E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KPAO, OEXC, SCUL, CA, IV Program 
SUBJECT: FY 2006 Proposed IVLP ITT "Infrastructure 
Development and Protection", David Morley and Isabelle Hudon 
 
REFERENCE:  OTTAWA 1504 
 
1.   The post proposes a two-person IVLP project focused on 
the political, financial, environmental, and social aspects 
of infrastructure development in urban areas and at key U.S. 
border crossings.  One nominee is a public sector manager, 
the other a business association leader.  The program would 
emphasize the positive interaction between the public and 
private sectors in the United States to identify priorities, 
stimulate investment, and implement infrastructure projects 
that support economic growth, safety and well-being of 
citizens. 
 
2.   Post nominates David Morley, Senior Policy Advisor, 
Office of the Minister of State for Infrastructure and 
Communities, Ottawa Principal Candidate) and Isabelle Hudon, 
President and CEO, Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal 
(Principal Candidate).  Both candidates have full country 
team approval. 
 
3.   EVDB-formatted nomination follows: 
 
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ECA-OFFICE: E/VRW 
PROG-AGENCY-NAME: 
POST-PROJ-ID: 329 
ECA-PROJ-NO: 
PROJ-NAME: ITT Infrastructure Development (Morley, Hudon) 
START MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
This project would focus on the political, financial, 
environmental, and social aspects of infrastructure 
development in urban areas and at key U.S. border crossings. 
One nominee is a public sector manager, the other a business 
association leader.  The program would emphasize the 
positive interaction between the public and private sectors 
in the United States to identify priorities, stimulate 
investment, and implement infrastructure projects that 
support economic growth, safety and well-being of citizens. 
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PROJ-TYPE: Individuals Traveling Together 
PROG-TYPE: IV Grant Visitor 
FY: 2006 
DEPART-POST: 
SESSION-DATE: 
RETURN-POST: 
NO-OF-PART: 2 
RANK-ORDER: 0 
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PROG-TYPE-ID: 29 
NOMINATING-POST-ID: 6540 
FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 322158 
STATUS: N 
ORIGINATOR: P 
SUBJ-DISC: Urban Planning 
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PREFIX: Mr. 
F-NAME: David 
M-NAME: 
L-NAME: Morley 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 114 
PRINCIPAL?: Yes 
GENDER: M 
DOB: 03/18/1974 
MAR-STAT: 
BIRTH-CITY: Kitchener, Ontario 
BIRTH-CNTRY: Canada 
CITIZ-CNTRY: Canada 
RES-CNTRY: Canada 
START MEMO POSITION: 
Departmental Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Canadian 
Minister of State (Infrastructure and Communities), August 
2004 to present. 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
Senior Policy Analyst, Privy Council Office (Cities 
Secretariat) and Chair of the Advisory Committee on Cities 
 
SIPDIS 
and Communities, December 2003 to August 2004. 
Policy Analyst, Intergovernmental Affairs, September 2002 to 
December 2003. 
Climate Change Analyst, Department of Foreign Affairs 
(Environmental Affairs), December 2001 to August 2002. 
Other:  Media Relations Team Member, Athens Olympics 
Canadian Olympic Committee, August 2004. 
 
 
 
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START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
brief tourism trips 
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START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
Ghana, Greece 
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START MEMO EDUCATION: 
BA (Hons), International Development, University of Guelph, 
June 1998. 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
National Leader, Young Environmental Professionals of 
Canada, 2002 - 2005. 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
Guest Columnist, Ottawa Citizen, August 2004. 
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START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
SMOKER/NON SMOKER:  Non/smoker 
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FIRST-LANG: English 
ENGL-READ: 5 
ENGL-SPEAK: 5 
ENGL-COMP: 5 
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OTHER-LANG: Spanish 
OTHER-LANG-ID: QB 
READ: 3 
SPEAK: 3 
COMP: 3 
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OTHER-LANG: French 
OTHER-LANG-ID: FR 
READ: 3 
SPEAK: 3 
COMP: 3 
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NOMINATING-OFFICER: PAO Nick Giacobbe 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
David Morley has extensive experience in government, 
business and the private sector.  For various reasons the 
federal government is coming under increasing pressure from 
the provinces and municipalities to revenue share as urban 
centers are experiencing stress from lack of funds.  Morley 
has been tasked with helping communities reinvent 
themselves. This is a situation that is significant and 
timely both in the United States and Canada.  The U.S. 
experience in urban development and urban renewal has met 
with challenges.  As deteriorating conditions turn up the 
political rhetoric, public pressure forces governments to 
act.  Faced with similar situations: crumbling 
infrastructure and decreasing tax base (both residential and 
industrial) they choose to partner government and the 
private sector.    There is little history and even less 
research and background on urban renewal in Canada.  Morley 
would gain a lot from a program that views historical 
relationships between levels of government, development of 
the socio-economic dialogue, performance and the accounting 
mechanisms and at the same time develops an appreciation of 
state, municipal and federal government structure.   An 
avenue that could also be explored is the decay of 
infrastructure at border crossings vital to both economies, 
with exploration of options for planning and implementing 
border infrastructure to serve the needs of both countries. 
 
 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: ConGen Toronto 
SPEAKER?: No 
NOTIFY-EMB: No 
MEDIA?: No 
HOME-STAY: No 
HOME-HOSP?: Yes 
E-I-TYPE: ELEO 
NOMINEE-ID: 518 
PERSON-ID: 400 
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: CA 
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: CA 
RES-CNTRY-ID: CA 
FIRST-LANG-ID: EN 
E-I-TYPE-ID: E 
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NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 322158 
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PREFIX: Ms. 
F-NAME: Isabelle 
M-NAME: Brigitte 
L-NAME: Hudon 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 319 
PRINCIPAL?: Yes 
M-ADDR1: 380 Saint-Antoine Street West 
M-ADDR2: 
M-ADDR3: 
M-CITY: Montreal 
M-STATE: Quebec 
M-CNTRY: Canada 
M-ZONE: H2Y 3X7 
M-ZIP: 
M-PHONE: (514) 871-4000 
M-FAX: (514) 871-1255 
M-EMAIL: ihudon@ccmm.qc.ca 
M-CNTRY-ID: CA 
M-ADDRTYPE: B 
GENDER: F 
DOB: 02/18/1967 
MAR-STAT: U 
BIRTH-CITY: Ormstown 
BIRTH-CNTRY: Canada 
CITIZ-CNTRY: Canada 
RES-CNTRY: Canada 
START MEMO POSITION: 
President and CEO - Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal 
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START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
 
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START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
Director of Communications and Public Relations, BCE Media - 
Communications and Public Relations Advisor, Bombardier - 
Director of Public Relations and Media Relations, Candian 
Space Agency - Director of Media Relations, Department of 
Foreign Affair and International Trade 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
Vacation travel to places with "sun and sand" in the U.S.; 
Travel to Florida and Texas when employed at the Canadian 
Space Agency. No travel to the U.S. in past 5 years. 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
Extensive travel to Europe and Africa as well as in the rest 
of Canada. 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
Studied Business Administration at the University of Ottawa 
and Economics at Universit de 
Montral 
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START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
Sits on several boards: Aroports de Montral, Conseil des 
relations interculturelles du Qubec, Fondation de la 
Chambre de commerce du Montral mtropolitain, Fondation de 
l'Hpital Rivire-des-Prairies, Fonds Ville-Marie and 
Regroupement pour un Festival de Cinma  Montral 
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START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
None 
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START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
Allergic to garlic 
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FIRST-LANG: French 
ENGL-READ: 5 
ENGL-SPEAK: 5 
ENGL-COMP: 5 
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NOMINATING-OFFICER: PAO Alyson Grunder 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
Having begun her career as a Regional Coordinator for the 
federal Progressive Conservatives Party, Isabelle Hudon has 
risen rapidly through a series of strategic communications 
and media relations positions, in both the federal 
government and the private sector.  Her experience at the 
Canadian Space Agency, Bombardier and BCE Enterprises gave 
her excellent background and contacts in aerospace and 
telecommunications, two sectors historically at the 
forefront of Montreal's economic development. She has also 
been active in Montreal's civic life, taking leadership 
roles in the political development of the so-called 
"megacity," created by the merger of numerous surrounding 
municipalities and the center city into one entity. 
Articulate in both French and English and a confidante of 
many in Quebec's overlapping business and political world, 
Hudon was recently promoted to President and CEO of the 
Montreal Board of Trade, the city's leading private economic 
development organization. The almost 200-year old Board of 
Trade (Chambre de commerce du Montral mtropolitain is its 
French title), at 7,000 members currently, has been an 
important force in nearly every major development of the 
city's growth, from the construction of Montreal's port 
facilities to the restructuring of municipal government. 
Both provincial political parties, the Parti Qubcois and 
the Parti liberal du Qubec, are considering the use of 
public-private partnerships - a strategy long in use in the 
U.S. but quite new in Quebec - to accomplish certain large 
infrastructure projects and for some public service 
delivery.  Hudon wants to position the Board to play a 
leading role in developing a Quebec model for so-called 
lled 
PPPs, and in promoting various pilot projects, including 
infrastructure related to cross-border and international 
trade facilitation.  Hudon would like to explore the 
burgeoning partnerships between American businesses and all 
levels of government that are helping to prepare U.S. cities 
for the globalization era, and resulting in urban 
infrastructure and transportation projects, environmental 
clean-ups, education and training improvements and enhanced 
community participation. 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
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SPEAKER?: No 
NOTIFY-EMB: No 
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HOME-STAY: No 
HOME-HOSP?: Yes 
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BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: CA 
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RES-CNTRY-ID: CA 
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DICKSON, CHARGE