"Kathleen “Katie” Taylor" is the Chair of the Board of the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), and the first woman to chair the board of a major Canadian bank. Taylor became Chair of the Board in January 2014, having served on the board since 2001, and has also chaired the Human Resources and Corporate Governance committees, and served on the Audit and Risk Committees.

Taylor is also the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.

Taylor serves as Chair of the Board of the Hospital for Sick Children Foundation, and is a director of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, where she serves on the Audit and Human Resources Committees. She is also Chair of the Principal’s International Advisory Board of McGill University, a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council of the Schulich School of Business at York University, and a member of the National Council of the C.D. Howe Insititute.

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This is part of a troubling pattern by the government of spying on peaceful groups.

The addition of new Four Seasons properties has been, and will continue to be, a key component of our growth program. We continue to see a strong pipeline of new opportunities for Four Seasons and are working actively with our various capital partners to bring new projects to locations around the world.

The right to vote is one of our most fundamental rights in a democracy. After people have completed their prison time and have been released back into society, our state should not impose economic barriers to voting.

The government should not spy on groups engaging in peaceful political protest. The FBI should focus its efforts on actual threats and not target people because of their political views.

I think we would make the same investment decisions based on the total returns we expect to receive from these investments as the long-term fee streams remain intact.

Now with 68 luxury hotels and resorts in 31 countries and more than 20 properties in development, Four Seasons continues to strengthen its position for the present and future. Our strategy continues to focus on obtaining long-term management contracts with owners and investors who share our vision, and who are ready to invest in our future.

These unfavorable comparisons should not cloud the long-term strength of our business and our compelling industry position.

We see these items as temporary challenges and believe that our financial results will begin to more clearly reflect our hotel and operating results over time.