Business of Supply   rebate, members can see why, as the opposition in the Conservative Party, we are so adamant that we cannot see this carbon tax continue to rise and triple to $170 per tonne. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business also ratified and confirmed the numbers from the Grain Farmers

Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 1   they will have to pay on their items will remain the same. This will impact small businesses. I come from a small business family, so this issue is especially dear to me. Small business insolvencies, I am sure members know, are on the rise, and the Canadian Federation of Independent Business

Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 2  , not the takers but the makers, are the small businesses. We hear all the time that they are the backbone of our economy. I could not agree more. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business reports that one in six businesses are considering closing their doors and 62% of small businesses

Finance committee   listened to my colleague from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business answer the previous member regarding the extension of certain measures. I would say that striking a balance, having a debt reduction plan and asking for supplementary measures for certain sectors, seems to me

Industry committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Thank you to all the witnesses for joining us today. I would like to start with Statistics Canada. Last month, the committee heard testimony from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. We had Ms. Corinne Pohlmann from the CFIB join

Business of Supply   how upsetting it is to work so hard and watch the banks walk away with huge profits yet again? Paying these prices for gas is not much better. It all seems so unfair. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business, the CFIB, seems to agree. It issued very specific demands about

Business of Supply   by the Parliamentary Budget Officer has refuted all of those claims. Why are we charging this carbon tax on our Canadian farmers? We put forward a solution in Bill C-234 to eliminate the carbon tax from farm fuels. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business has done the math. In the first

Income Tax Act   suggest supporting technologies designed to increase flexibility for the workforce. We know that is one solution. According to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, technologies that make work more flexible are one of the most important solutions to the labour shortage

Human Resources committee  Good afternoon, my name is Jasmin Guénette. I am the Vice-President, National Affairs, of the CFIB, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. I am going to make today's presentation in my mother tongue, French, but I will be able to answer some of the questions

Finance committee  My question is for the representatives of the Quebec Employers Council and the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. If a representative of each organization could each answer my question in one minute, I would appreciate it. There is a lot of uncertainty

Finance committee   Federation of Independent Business. One thing I've found in my almost seven years of being an MP is that lots of my small businesses have actually started applying for the Canada summer jobs program, and they've really benefited from it. How have you seen the response around that program

Finance committee  Thank you. I'd like to switch to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. Mr. Chair, how much time do I have? Is it about 90 seconds?

Finance committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Thank you to our witnesses for appearing here today on short notice. We appreciate their flexibility with schedules. It's always great to have the input of our stakeholders. I want to pick up with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business

Finance committee  Thank you for your question, Mr. Ste-Marie. I'm going to reiterate the comments that were made at the beginning of the presentation by my colleague, Ms. Pohlmann. One of the things we would have liked to see in the budget is the effort to reduce operating costs for small and me

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. My questions are for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. I'm perfectly fine with either of the two, whether it's the senior vice-president or the vice-president, to answer, and I thank you for being here today. With respect to the luxury tax