Ottawa Economy

I had the opportunity to be in attendance at Mayor's breakfast where a economist laid out the economic outlook locally , nationally and primarily US . To no ones surprise , we are attached at the hip to the US economy which stands to reason that we will follow their trends to recovery with several advantages . Our financial institution are in better shape due to in my estimation controls imposed on them by our government regulatory agencies . Ottawa is not being as effected as other cities due to the government employment which in times like this is good buffer . What about private industry ? What can we do to help ourselves ? Look to buy services from people in our community .