In August 2009, the Federal Development Agency for Southern Ontario's newly chosen president, FedDev Ontario, is weighing his options over the job in front of him.
The region's manufacturing sector, particularly the auto industry, were hit hard by the global recession of 2008; for the first time in its history, Ontario was now a "have not" state, and the federal government was expecting that enthusiasm for this new regional development agency would not only bring about the creation of more jobs but would result in support for the Conservatives in the upcoming election. The new president knew he would have to gain the assurance of his minister and political staff while developing a three-month short-term strategy to get up and running as well as a one-year longer term plan to grow the agency and develop its plans.
Expectancies of political success and both program were high; the new voyage where he was embarking would function as the most dangerous of his career
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