Customers are asking us to pull in all of our branches across Canada in order to fill all of these positions in Alberta.

Three of the four regional projections are in line with the national Net Employment Outlook. Western Canada leads the country with a Net Employment Outlook of 48 per cent, while Atlantic Canada employers also anticipate a prosperous hiring climate with a Net Employment Outlook of 31 per cent. Employers in Ontario expect an active hiring climate with a Net Employment Outlook of 24 per cent. Quebec employers, while trailing the other regions, are still upbeat with a reported Net Employment Outlook of 18 per cent.

We've got to be able to rebound in order to get our transition game going, so that is a big key and like any game, the team that executes and doesn't turn the ball over much is usually the one that comes out on top.

When the US sneezes, Canada says, “gesundheit.”

Canada is virtually a junior partner of the US. It is at America's suggestion that Canada has loosened up.

I think everything in Canada was rolling for us so well that we almost couldn't fail. It is a different scene in Europe. It would be nice to just keep on winning heading towards the Games.