CEOs and business leaders on the COMPAS business panel were asked for their thoughts about the future of Potash Corp of Saskatchewan, the world's largest producer of the fertilizer and the subject of a hostile takeover bid by the world’s largest mining company, based in Australia.

The sale should not be thwarted because Potash Corporation was once a crown company, and shareholders should be allowed to sell to whomever they wish. But the ideal solution is for Canada’s tax regime to favour the growth of Potash Corporation as truly a giant, global, Canadian owned company.

More generally, Canada should be embracing the entrepreneurial educational and cultural agenda put forth three years ago by the then head of the CEO Council, Thomas d’Aquino, as detailed below.

These are the key findings from this past week’s Internet survey of CEOs and business leaders on the COMPAS panel. The weekly business survey is undertaken for Canadian Business magazine under sponsorship of BDO Dunwoody LLP.

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