Canada makes pitch as safe place to invest in 'uncertain world'

Canadian Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne poses for AFP in Toronto, Ontario (VALERIE MACON) Canada is a safe place to invest "in a very uncertain world," Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne told AFP Monday, ahead of a summit where the country is seeking an unprecedented influx of private-sector investment. Prime Minister Mark Carney has pitched this week's Canada Investment Summit as an opportunity to sell the world's top CEOs and business leaders on investing in Canada, a mineral and energy-rich country looking to reduce its dependence on the United States.