Director of Legislative Affairs for @cfibBC. Proud Canadian. 🇨🇦 Alumnus @mcgillu and @LSEPublicPolicy. I love Hansard, StatsCan, and #bcpoli
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A multi-party entrepreneur caucus, what a great idea! Would love to see more of this.
Great discussions at this morning’s All-Party Entrepreneurship Caucus on Parliament Hill!
CFIB shared the impact of trade tensions and tariffs on #SMEs.
Thanks to @mikekelloway, @seblemire, @BradleyVis and the MPs that attended for supporting this important initiative. #CndPoli
Ryan Mitton retweeted
These are excellent proposals @BradleyVis and consistent with CFIB’s recommendations. Happy to work with you to move these small business friendly policies forward.
Today, I announced two new Conservative proposals to lower taxes, reduce administrative burdens, and help Canadian entrepreneurs succeed:
• Increase the GST/HST small-supplier threshold from $30,000 to $60,000 and;
• Increase the federal Small Business Deduction limit from $500,000 to $700,000.
Both thresholds would be indexed to inflation, so small businesses aren't penalized simply because operations get more expensive.
After years of rising costs, trade uncertainty, and increasingly complicated tax rules, Canadian entrepreneurs deserve a break. That is why Conservatives introduced our Economic Action Plan; because it’s time to make it easier to start a business, grow a business, and create jobs in Canada.
#cdnpoli
Big news on the red tape front!
The feds are implementing a 2-for-1 rule, eliminating $2 of regulatory burden for every $1 introduced. ✂️
This is a key CFIB recommendation.
It is great to see a new federal red tape reduction strategy which includes several long-standing CFIB recommendations.
The new requirement for regulators to reduce regulatory burden costs by $2 for every $1 added is a significant step forward.
CFIB statement on federal Cabinet Directive on Regulatory Competitiveness and Red Tape Reduction cfib-fcei.ca/en/media/cfib-s…
Would you look at that, public sector growth massively outpaces private sector growth even on a 2016 (10 yr) basis!
Again, the key issue is the rate of growth. Private sector growth is needed to pay for the public sector, no matter how you slice it. 📈
2019 is the widely used as the last year before the pandemic and is used to establish a pre-COVID baseline. It's not sensationalism.
Even CFIB's own analysis using a 2017 baseline still shows outsized growth. Public sector compensation has more than doubled since then, esp. compared to stagnant private sector growth.
cc @JasJohalBC
The question @JasJohalBC should be asking is: why @BizCouncilBC picked a 7 year sample period?
Does it align with the NDP in power? No.
Is it a standard metric? Also no.
It cherry-picks the start date to manipulate the graph to sensationalize the results.
The reality is when you dig into the data using a 10 year period, *front line* job growth in the direct public service was 28% over a year while senior management increased 52% over the same period.
Front line workers are not causing any bloat. In fact we have an average per capita civil service.
Happy to chat and set the record straight anytime @JasJohalBC
I voted in my local election and in provincial advanced polls today.
Get out and vote! 🗳️
📣 BC polls are open until 8 pm tonight!
The mayors and councils elected today will set local property taxes, business licences, permits and construction timelines for the next four years.
Haven't voted yet? Your municipality's website lists voting places. #bcpoli
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This Federal budget, CFIB is asking the government to reduce the all-time-high costs of doing business in Canada as a small firm with these four recommendations.
Strengthening these businesses, including CFIB members, will secure Canada’s economy in the face of uncertainty.
#CFIBSince1971 #SmallBusiness #SmallBusinessSupport #CanadianSmallBusiness
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65% of B.C. businesses are now reporting fuel cost pressures as a major constraint. 📈
That's an increase of 35 points over the previous year—the largest of any province.
How much of those costs will be passed on to consumers? Read CFIB's Main Street Quarterly to find out!👇
An important report given the timing of BC’s elections 👇
Pleased to see CFIB's testimony cited a few times in the @SenateCA's new report on SME growth. Many strong recommendations, including a lower small business tax rate and better tax rules for reinvested capital gains. Full report: sencanada.ca/en/info-page/pa…
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Visa lowers interchange fees for tens of thousands of small businesses, but new credit card fees are on the horizon cfib-fcei.ca/en/media/visa-l…
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Happy Thanksgiving, BC! 🍁
To every small business owner and team who keeps our communities going: thank you. We hope you get a well-deserved moment to rest with the people who matter most.
#bcpoli #SmallBusiness #SmallBusinessEveryDay
Want to win over main street this election?
Here's what small business owners have been telling us all along. 📣
#bcpoli
92% of B.C. small business owners aren't confident the provincial government has their back.
More businesses have closed than opened for five straight quarters.
Whoever wins on Oct. 24, these are the five fixes owners are asking for. #bcpoli
ALT CFIB graphic. 92% of B.C. small business owners aren't confident the provincial government has their back. More B.C. businesses have closed than opened for five straight quarters, and 56% of owners wouldn't advise anyone to start one now. Five priorities for the next government: 1. Lower the cost of doing business: cut the small business tax rate, now 2%, toward zero by 2030. 2. Hold the line on payroll costs: raise the Employer Health Tax exemption to $1.5 million. 3. Cut red tape: bring back a red tape minister and a two-for-one rule. 4. Get the province's books in order: a credible plan to eliminate a deficit of nearly $13.8 billion. 5. Repeal the PST expansion. Source: CFIB Your Voice Survey, August 2026, B.C.
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Thanks to Industry @ISED_CA Minister @melaniejoly for joining CFIB’s Board of Governors at our fall meeting in Montreal. It was good to catch up on the impact of the trade war on small business in advance of the fall budget.
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For 20 years, Silver Fern Stainless has been putting its craftsmanship to work across Vancouver Island.
We sat down with co-owner Adam Kerrigan to talk about growing a local business, creating opportunities for his team and planning for the next generation.
🔗 Read Adam’s #SmallBusinessEveryDay story: hubs.li/Q04zs7Z70
Profile sponsored by @Scotiabank.
#SupportLocal #CanadianSmallBusiness
A great message about the importance of cutting red tape as we head into the Thanksgiving weekend 👇
Red tape doesn't just cost money. Sometimes it costs meals not served, services delayed, and support that never reaches those who need it most.
In today's @FinancialPost, Alexia Riche and I make the case for extending red tape reduction efforts to Canada's charities and non-profits. financialpost.com/opinion/op…
Ryan Mitton retweeted
These policies respond to key CFIB recommendations from our Red Tape Report Card and report on PST impacts for small businesses.
Removing the PST on capital investments could unlock up to $1.6B in new investment from SMEs alone. #bcpoli
BC Conservatives promise to supercharge BC economy via:
- 120 Day Permitting Act for Major Projects over $250 million.
- Scrap PST on investment machinery, equipment and business software for 3yrs
- Select a new Minister for of Red Tape Reduction (BC Liberal gov had one)
Ryan Mitton retweeted
A youth employment tax credit is one of the key recommendations CFIB has made to help small businesses hire young workers. ✅
We’re glad to see all major parties have now made key commitments to such a tax credit! 👷 #bcpoli
NEW - @Dave_Eby says he'd offer $1m loans for up to 72 months for small and medium businesses hurt by US tariffs and elevated costs in BC. Plus a $5,000 refundable tax credit for businesses that employ a young person.
Glad to see attention paid to Saanich's tax rate ratios in this debate.
@cfibBC's research shows that Saanich businesses pay nearly four times more in taxes than their equivalent share of assessed property values.
Fixing that balance is key to encouraging local entrepreneurship.
Saanich Voters! We worked with @ChamberVictoria to host a TV debate with 3 candidates running for Mayor: m.youtube.com/watch?v=nMabSr…
Condensed version on @CHEK_News will air:
• Fri, Oct. 9 at 8 am
• Sat, Oct. 10 at 2:30 pm
• Sat, Oct. 10 at 9:30 pm
• Sun, Oct. 11 at 2 pm
