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Printing and politics dominate in another good news / bad news month
Joe Mulcahy
I attended a wonderful open house at Spicers in Vaughan , Ontario last month . About 50 exhibitors participated and the event attracted over 200 professionals from several industry sectors . Congratulations to Andre-Levin Marcon , Paul Tasker , and their hard working staff for putting on such a well-received event . Further congratulations go out to 2018 Gutenberg Gala president Yvon Sauvageau and his staff for organizing another exceptional event that celebrates the best of print in Quebec each year . Quebec printers also made big news recently . Familyowned Imprimerie FL Web and its president François Chicoine have acquired a Goss Sunday 3000 Rotary Press , making the family-owned company one of the most advanced offset printers in Canada . The total investment will reach $ 11 million . Quebec ’ s Marquis Book Printing , led by its president Serge Loubier , will install three new digital inkjet presses , two assembly lines , two perfect-binder lines and invest in new workflow technology at its Montmagny plant . This first phase , which requires a $ 9 million investment , will allow it to produce an additional 3 billion pages on-site . See our news pages for more .
Well , we have a new Premier in Ontario : PC leader ( and label printer ) Doug Ford . The head of Deco Labels & Tags swept away the Liberals and the NDP to win a majority . We ’ re keeping our fingers crossed that he ’ ll be both business-friendly and budgetconscious , while improving infrastructure and looking after our social safety net . It ’ s a tricky balancing act , but let ’ s see what he can do . Speaking of politics , it ’ s really sad to see US president Trump befriending cold-blooded killers like Russia ’ s Vladimir Putin and North Korea ’ s Kim Jong-Un , while giving the cold shoulder to Canada , the European Union , NATO and other allies who ’ ve managed to keep the peace since WW2 . I understand that he wants to engage them in dialogue as opposed to starting a war , but why is he insulting his long-time friends – Canada and Europe ?
Finally , if you ’ re interested in advertising in our first-ever 2018 Wide-Format Inkjet Guide this September , please call me at 1-877-513-3999 . With summer finally here , I hope that you ’ ll get some well-deserved R & R with your family and loved ones .
As always , stay positive and stay focused .
Joe Mulcahy Publisher , Graphic Arts Magazine joe @ graphicartsmag . com
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