Human Resources committee  I'll call the committee back to order for our second panel of witnesses. From the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, we have Brodie Berrigan, director, government relations; and Todd Lewis, vice-president. From the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, we have

Government Operations committee  Thank you. Good afternoon, and thank you for the opportunity to be here. As you may know, the CFIB is a not-for-profit organization representing the interests of over 97,000 small and medium-sized businesses across Canada. Our members come from all sectors of the economy and all

International Trade committee  Thank you. Good afternoon. My name is Corinne Pohlmann. I'm the executive vice-president with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, which is a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization representing 97,000 small and medium-sized companies across every industry

International Trade committee  , February 6, the committee is resuming its study of the CBSA assessment and revenue management system, CARM. We have with us today from the Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters, Kim Campbell, past chair. From the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, we have Corinne

Business of Supply   stores. The stores, by the way, are paying to heat and cool their buildings. It is ultimately the end consumer who ends up paying for it. On the supply side, business ends up paying for it. Yesterday, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business produced a document that it posted

Business of Supply   reach its targets, and he would give out more than he would take in from Canadians. Let us bust all three of those myths. First of all, it is not revenue neutral. The government keeps a sizable percentage of the carbon tax. In fact, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business

Public Accounts committee   it. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business knows it. The Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec knows it. No matter who you talk to, it's unanimous: there was no one to answer the businesses' questions. You said the call centre received 10,000 calls a day, which I find very

Status of Women committee  Hi, and thank you for coming today, Minister. I was really disappointed, as my colleague from the Bloc was speaking about, that the government refused to extend the CEBA repayment deadline for loan forgiveness. This is after the Canadian Federation of Independent Business

Status of Women committee  , and the consequences it may have. As you know, the Bloc Québécois put tremendous emphasis on this file. We would have liked to see another extension of the January 18 deadline. We are seeing the consequences now. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business, or CFIB, reacted this week

Small Business  Mr. Speaker, let us recap the situation with the Canada emergency business account. According to current numbers from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, nearly 150,000 businesses were unable to pay back their loan and nearly 200,000 others had to go into debt

Committees of the House   passed on to the price of food. In fact, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business has estimated that farmers paid almost $14,000 in carbon tax in the first year it was imposed. The independent Parliamentary Budget Officer has confirmed that an increase in carbon taxes to $170

Consumer-Led Banking Act   at all major financial institutions. Businesses and people want financial services that are tailor-made to their needs and that are accessible, easy to use and affordable. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business recently published a study that shows that overall satisfaction

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023  Madam Speaker, I have to say I am shocked. In his speech, the member mentioned cutting red tape, and breaking news is that the Canadian Federation of Independent Business' Paper Weight Award for the most absurd red tape just went to the Canada Border Services Agency, Health

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023   of the premiers of all of the provinces, including Quebec, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business and the Association Restauration Québec. They have all asked that the CEBA loan repayment deadline be extended. The government ignored them. It is simple. We have been and are still

Government Operations committee   Conservative colleagues, in their introductory remarks speaking to this motion, cited several times the work of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, an organization that represents small businesses in all of our communities. I know that folks around this table have probably met