(OTTAWA) – August 18, 2020 – The Honourable Perrin Beatty, President and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, released the following statement following today’s cabinet shuffle.
About
the Canadian Chamber of Commerce – Because Business Matters
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce helps build the businesses that support our
families, our communities and our country. We do this by influencing government
policy, by providing essential business services and by connecting businesses
to information they can use, to opportunities for growth and to a network of
local chambers, businesses, decision-makers and peers from across the country,
in every sector of the economy and at all levels of government, as well as
internationally. We are unapologetic in our support for business and the vital
role it plays in building and sustaining our great nation.
For more information,
please contact:
Phil Taylor
ptaylor@chamber.ca
As we head into Mother’s Day amid Mental Health week, try asking working women, particularly working mothers, if they are feeling good and doing okay. They are very far from okay.
The fact that one out of every 20 jobs is currently unfilled should give us serious pause. The impact to Canada’s recovery and long-term growth is significant.
Canadian businesses have faced an unprecedented two years, characterized by a multi-wave pandemic, inflation that has reached a thirty-year high, supply chain disruptions, extreme weather events, and geopolitical turmoil. Given these conditions, it has never been more important for the federal government to focus on economic growth.