It was great to meet with St. James candidate Tyler Crichton and St. Boniface candidate Sylvie Schmitt, both running for City Council, to discuss CFIB’s small business platform!

CFIB report says small business confidence fell in September ctvnews.ca/business/article/…

🤝 Thanks to Ministers Cheveldayoff & Schmalz for meeting with CFIB to discuss youth employment, labour shortages & how we can connect Saskatchewan's young people with small firms looking to hire. A productive conversation focused on practical solutions for employers & workers.

Proposed changes 'step in right direction': CFIB on Ottawa's labour law ... piped.video/wMfVVxxdLig?si=XwXS… via @YouTube

Thank you, Premier Smith, for listening to Alberta's small business community! Fuel costs remain the second-largest cost constraint facing small businesses, according to CFIB's Business Barometer. Suspending the fuel tax will provide welcome relief at the pump. Since July, 661 Alberta small business owners signed CFIB's petition after being left out of the Alberta Energy Rebate. Today's announcement shows those concerns were heard. #ABPoli #SmallBusiness

Merci à la députée @MHGaudreauBQ pour la conversation enrichissante en compagnie de @JasminGuenette et @Dannylebire Thank you MP Gaudreau for meeting with CFIB today.

A very productive meeting today with Mount Pearl Mayor Dave Aker. We talked construction mitigation, red tape, taxation, and how the City can keep supporting local businesses.

Joining @NEWSTALK1010 in Toronto on Canada’s labour law changes.

Joining @BNNBloomberg on changes to Canadian labour laws.

CFIB statement on Canada Labour Code reforms: While the proposed changes are promising, none of this has been tested in the real world. I worry these changes may not be enough or that they may be simply ignored by unions who want to test the government's resolve. Government should be prepared to consider expanding essential services legislation if the new tools fail to reduce the number of work stoppages in Canada's critical supply chain. cfib-fcei.ca/en/media/cfib-s…

CFIB looks forward to reviewing the full detail of proposed changes to the Canada Labour Code in the days ahead. It does appear that government is moving in the right direction by putting enhanced tools in place to help resolve disputes that put the larger economy in jeopardy. Work stoppages in federally regulated workplaces (such as ports, railways, airlines and Canada Post) do not just affect this handful of large employers and their workers. Hundreds of thousands of small businesses and millions of workers in the broader economy are affected when labour disputes happen. We've had a decade of pro-union labour law changes, most of which was supported by all parties keen to court political support from unions. These changes have led to a much larger number of strikes and lockouts. When we close our ports, stop our rail and air service and even cancel the mail for months, it doesn't send the message that Canada is open for business. While the proposed changes are promising, none of this has been tested in the real world. I worry these changes may not be enough or that they may be simply ignored by unions who want to test the government's resolve. Government should be prepared to consider expanding essential services legislation if the new tools fail to reduce the number of work stoppages in Canada's critical supply chain.

Only 18 per cent of small business owners advise starting a business today, said the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. Read on financialpost.com/entreprene…

Over one in five small businesses (22%) are in weak or critical condition, according to new research from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). Read more: hubs.li/Q04xVDHd0

Thank you MP @SalmaZahid15 for meeting with CFIB today. Merci à la députée Zahid pour la conversation enrichissante, en compagnie de @JasminGuenette, Ons Dhaoui et Amine El Idrissi

Dan is exactly right. As he points out, the scales were tipped heavily in favour of unions "with the support of every major political party." Unfortunately, that includes the Conservatives. The @CPC_HQ has chosen populism over principle and votes over economic growth on these issues. Conservatives should be leading the way on labour law reform that creates certainty for ports, railways, airlines, and other critical parts of our economy's transportation and infrastructure systems.

For 10 years, every employer organization in the country, including CFIB, urged Ottawa to use care in changing Canada's labour laws. Instead, with the support of every major political party, the scales were tipped heavily in favour of unions. Employers warned these changes, such as the recent ban on replacement workers, would lead to more strikes and economic uncertainty. This is exactly what happened. We've seen a growing number of shutdowns at major supply chain players (ports, railways, airlines, Canada Post). And the impact extends to the entire economy, including small businesses who depend on these federal regulated institutions. Now, Ottawa has to use other sweeping powers to undo the mess it created by ignoring the advice of employers. If we are trying to tell the world that Canada is a reliable place to do business and get things done, we can't keep operating like this. It is good the federal government is looking to make fresh changes.

How Canadian counter-tariffs could kill some small businesses piped.video/UYjE0ZabKzI?si=rm0J… via @YouTube

It is good to hear some effort may be made toward levelling the federal labour law scales between unions and employers. We cannot afford to have constant strikes in critical areas of our supply chain (ports, railways, airlines, Canada Post) like we've seen in the last few years. As part of Canada's "lost decade", the economy was issue #500 on the government's priority list and union leaders called the shots with all parties. There is a lot to undo.

80% of B.C. small businesses opposed expanding the PST to essential professional services, and 72% said they'd have to pass the cost on to customers. ✅ Government has paused it. 👇 Now it needs to cancel it for good. #bcpoli