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Business leaders representing all sectors of the economy support the efforts of the Canadian Government and European Union to negotiate a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).

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Ottawa, October 19, 2010-Today, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce released a report calling for the government to take immediate action to address Canada’s immediate and longer-term economic and budgetary challenges.

In its report, entitled Fiscal Policy for a Stronger Tomorrow, the Canadian Chamber outlines its three-pronged strategy to tackle Canada’s short-term and longer-term budgetary challenges, and bolster the Canadian economy’s long-term growth potential.

Ottawa, October 14, 2010-In a special report released today, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce is calling for concerted action by governments, the wider business community and other stakeholders to address the problem of Canada’s aging workforce.

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s report, Canada’s Demographic Crunch: Can Underrepresented Workers Save Us?, examines the great challenge that a rapidly aging population and workforce will pose for Canada’s business competitiveness and economic well-being, and makes practical recommendations on how best to meet and overcome that challenge.

Ottawa, October 8, 2010- Today’s Statistics Canada report that Canada’s labour market shed 6,600 jobs in September demonstrates that the Ottawa’s highest priority must be to encourage private sector job creation, says the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

“While we still see the recovery taking hold, the loss of jobs indicates that the economy is fragile. We need to do everything we can to see it continue,” says Perrin Beatty, President and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

Today’s employment report follows other reports showing that the Canadian economic recovery is losing momentum in the second half of the year. Uncertainty about the strength of the recovery will likely restrain job gains for the remainder of 2010 and into 2011.

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce International Arbitration Committee held its 2010 Annual Meeting on Saturday, October 2nd at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Committee acts as the Canadian National Committee for the International Chamber of Commerce Court of Arbitration and is mandated with encouraging the use of ICC arbitration in Canada.