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Our Response to the Government’s Latest List of Major Projects
Every project, large or small, needs a consistent and dependable system and then a resilient business environment in which to operate.
The Major Projects Office list has, for better or worse, become a barometer for success in our ability to build big projects and get Canada’s economy going. The true barometer will be when we no longer need a Major Projects Office to shepherd nation-building projects through the maze of government regulations and red tape.
The federal government’s stated goal is to build big and build now. While the government designating projects gives the impression of focus and progress, it instead reinforces a two-track system. Case-by-case exemptions leave investors and proponents wondering if they have what it takes to get the government’s attention.
We can’t turn this into a lottery — every project, large or small, needs a consistent and dependable system and then a resilient business environment in which to operate. That’s the only way we’ll reliably attract private capital and investment and get projects built in Canada today and tomorrow.
- Candace Laing, President and CEO, Canadian Chamber of Commerce
About the Canadian Chamber of Commerce — The Future of Business Success
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is Canada’s largest and most activated business network — representing over 400 chambers of commerce and boards of trade and more than 200,000 business of all sizes, from all sectors of the economy and from every part of the country — working to create the conditions for our collective success. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is the undisputed champion and catalyst for the future of business success. From working with government on economy-friendly policy to providing services that inform commerce and enable trade, we give each of our members more of what they need to succeed: insight into markets, competitors and trends, influence over the decisions and policies that drive business success, and impact on business and economic performance.
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Shane Mackenzie
Vice President, Media and Stakeholder Communications
613.302.7683
smackenzie@chamber.ca
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