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Meeting Canada’s NATO commitments
Letter to The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P., Prime Minister of Canada ahead of the 2024 NATO Summit with regards to Canada’s defence spending commitments. Prime Minister – As you travel home from the emotional ceremonies commemorating the 80th […]
Unintended consequences of Competition Act amendments
Letter to The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, P.C., M.P., Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, P.C., M.P., Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry in regards to the proposed amendments to the Competition Act in Omnibus […]
Potential consequences of two pillar OECD framework
Letter to The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P., Prime Minister of Canada, regarding the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) two pillar global tax framework. Prime Minister, I am writing on behalf of the Business Council of Canada […]
A rail strike would threaten Canada’s economy and trade relations
Letter to The Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Jr., Minister of Labour and Seniors, The Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Transport and Quebec Lieutenant, and The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance regarding a potential rail strike of […]
Capital gains rate increase undermines competitiveness
Letter to the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, P.C., M.P., Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance regarding the proposed changes to Canada’s capital gains tax. Dear Deputy Prime Minister, We are writing to add our voice to those more directly affected […]
Ensuring Canada remains a reliable trading nation
Joint letter to the Honourable David Eby, Premier of British Columbia, regarding concerns with Bill 12, Public Heath Accountability and Cost Recovery Act. Dear Premier, We are writing to you to express our deep concerns with Bill 12 and the […]
Aligning Canada’s OECD tax framework with the United States
Letter to the The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, P.C., M.P. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance regarding the OECD Global Tax Framework. Deputy Prime Minister, I am writing on behalf of the Business Council of Canada (BCC) to again urge […]
Avoiding unintended consequences for Canada-Mexico trade and investment
Letter to The Honourable Marc Miller, M.P., P.C., Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship regarding travel visa requirements for Mexican citizens. Dear Minister, I am writing with respect to the government’s announcement that it is partially reimposing a visa requirement […]
Course correction needed on competition law changes
Joint letter to The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, P.C., M.P., regarding amendments to the Competition Act in omnibus bill C-59. Dear Minister Champagne, We represent Canadian businesses that compete every day with each other and […]
Re-evaluating the proposed oil and gas regulatory framework
Letter to Mr. John Moffet, Assistant Deputy Minister Environmental Protection Branch, regarding the proposed Regulatory Framework for an oil and gas emissions cap. Dear Mr. Moffet, Last year the Business Council of Canada (BCC) wrote to the Minister of Environment […]