Is the Canadian Puzzle Solvable?

I was invited to give a presentation at the April 16-18 Direct Summit in Toronto, a catalog- (er, “catalogue”) focused conference staged by Canada Post Corp., a multiple services firm that, among others, is Canada’s sanctioned postal service. My presentation focused on the U.S. catalog market. But knowing that some U.S. biggies, as well as some larger Canadian catalogers and retailers, would be in attendance, I went for the duration of the conference.