Bright and early this past Monday morning, Mayor David Miller launched the third Toronto Forum for Global Cities conference, dedicated to harnessing the economic power of large urban centres. Put on by the International Economic Forum of the Americas, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (or OECD, whose scope encompasses thirty of the world's wealthiest nations), the two-day conference at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre welcomed some of the world’s leading economists, city planners, CEOs, politicians, and economic policy makers to discuss how to restore growth in the post-bailout era. The overarching message was clear: cities have a huge role to play in leading the economic recovery, and the best way to do so is through innovation.

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