The
CONVERSATION
Rogers CEO Tony Staffieri
on B.C.'s competitive market
and what he's learned from
Martin Scorsese
by Nathan Caddell
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We met Staffieri
in Downtown
Vancouver to talk
about the company's
efforts to branch
out into different
industries, expand
in B.C. and the
recent merger
with Shaw.
I imagine you're always travelling
these days. How do you like it?
I don't mind it. I've had a long career of
travel and I used to do a lot of internation-
al travel early in my career. So compared
to that, anywhere across Canada is really
good.
And you've been to Vancouver
so many times, what do you think
of the city and the province?
I love the city. I've been coming here for
most of my career, over 30 years. Just
watching it evolve, it's become a very
vibrant city. Like any growing city, it cer-
tainly has its issues, but it's exciting in the
sense that it's got growth. Lot of people
new to Canada, a lot of investment com-
ing in here. And then you look broadly
across B.C., and you sort of see the same
thing. It's a continuation of growth. Have
you lived here all your life?
I've spent some time in other
places like Ottawa and Victoria for
school. But born and raised, yes.
How do you feel about the way it's
evolved?
Turning it on me!
[Laughs] I didn't know we started yet, I
was just getting to know you.
It's interesting, it's changed so much
since I was a kid. I have a 2-year-old.
So I think about how his experience
