Ms. Dianne Kelderman at the Special Committee on Cooperatives

On July 24th, 2012. See this statement in context.

July 24th, 2012 / 1:50 p.m.

President and Chief Executive Officer, Nova Scotia Co-operative Council

I'm happy to answer that.

There are a couple of reasons. I think they're rooted in reality. I think they're rooted in communities. And I think the people who are member-owners of cooperatives are passionate about the business, passionate about the cause of the business, and they are not willing to let it fail no matter what.

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