The panel, chaired by Mowat Center Director Matthew Mendelsohn, discussed the great challenges facing the Great Lakes Region. From just this emerging list of Great Lakes priorities, its clear ha there is a need for an organization like The Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) is bring together experts and decision-makers to ensure a bright future for the Great Lakes Region.
Water and Non-Native
Invasive Species. Former Ohio
Governor Robert Taft stressed water and non-native invasive species, noting the
region’s core interdependence does not just derive from deep economic ties, but from geography and natural resource distribution.
Jobs. Former Mayor of Toronto David R Miller gave a
three-pronged proposal to generate jobs in the Great Lakes Region.
