Peter Harder, president of the Canada China Business Council was named in Embassy Newspaper’s list of the top 80 Canadians influencing the countries foreign policy.
“A former deputy minister of foreign affairs, Mr. Harder knows the inside of government and senior Tories say he’s got the most direct influence out of all the bilateral business councils,” states the paper. “With the Harper government wooing China as a stronger market for Canadian natural resources, Mr. Harder’s influence isn’t set to drop.”