Rt. Hon. Paul Martin, Former Prime Minister of Canada, Congratulates CIGI on Its 20th Anniversary @cigi

Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Located in Waterloo, Ontario, — the nucleus for Canadian innovation and technology — CIGI continues to strive to be the world’s leading digital governance think tank. Thank you to those who have worked closely with us over the years, and here’s to the next twenty!

Learn more about the history of CIGI and our 20th anniversary celebrations at cigionline.org/about/20

Rt. Hon. Paul Martin, Former Prime Minister of Canada, Congratulates CIGI on Its 20th Anniversary

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