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Joint letter to Prime Minister from Canada’s largest business associations
Dear Prime Minister: Your government’s swift policy response to the economic consequences of COVID-19 spared millions of Canadians from significant hardship. Measures such as the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and the Canada Emergency Business Account have provided urgently needed assistance […]
Together, and only together, will we get through this.
To All Canadians, In this time of a significant and society altering crisis, it is the responsibility of Canadian companies and organizations to support their fellow citizens. We, the undersigned companies and organizations, have come together in this moment of […]
Open letter to the Prime Minister and Premiers calling for more coordination in restarting the economy
Dear Prime Minister and Premiers, A month ago, the Business Council of Canada issued a call for leaders across the country to join us in a shared battle against COVID-19. We knew that doing so would have a significant impact […]
Letter to the Prime Minister calling for a more aggressive, national and speedy response to COVID-19
Dear Prime Minister, Canada’s chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, said this week that it is not enough merely to flatten the curve in the number of COVID-19 cases across the country – we must crush it. We agree. […]
An open letter from Canadian business leaders on COVID-19
An open letter from Canadian business leaders. The organizations and employers we represent compete fiercely every day. Today we stand united in a shared battle against COVID-19. We urge every leader in the country to immediately shift focus to the […]
Canadian business associations recognize progress and warn of ongoing economic impacts of rail blockades
(OTTAWA) – February 24, 2020 – Today, several dozen industry associations met to exchange information about the effects of the rail blockades and discuss next steps. Afterwards, the Business Council of Canada, Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Canadian Federation of Independent Business and […]
Letter to the Honourable William Morneau, P.C., M.P., Minister of Finance on Budget 2020
Dear Minister, As you and your colleagues prepare the upcoming federal budget, I would like to offer the following observations on behalf of Canada’s business leaders. In advanced countries around the world we are witnessing slower growth prospects driven largely […]
An open letter to the leaders of all federal parties
Later this month, Parliament will rise for the summer. MPs will return to their ridings, and your teams will turn their full attention to the coming election campaign. Our message to you is simple: Canada urgently needs your leadership in […]
Letter to the Prime Minister regarding CUSMA ratification
Dear Prime Minister: We are writing on behalf of our members, which collectively employ millions of Canadians in every industrial sector and region of the country. Together they are responsible for the vast majority of Canada’s exports to, and commercial […]
Letter from Goldy Hyder to the Premier of Alberta
Dear Premier Kenney, On behalf of the Business Council of Canada, I am writing to congratulate you and the United Conservative Party on your victory in last month’s provincial general election. The people of Alberta voted decisively for change and […]