Business of Supply   served as government of our country, we saw red tape and regulation grow like never before. The Liberal Party of Canada believed that everything had to be regulated. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business and many other small business organizations applaud this government

Business of Supply   that every person in this Parliament should support, we announced the new hiring credit that will encourage some 525,000 small Canadian businesses to hire new employees with a one-year EI break. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business has welcomed it: CFIB is extremely pleased

Canada-U.S. Relations   and businesses. This is what the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses had to say: Open bilateral trading arrangements are vital to SMEs on both sides of the border. CFIB is pleased to see the Canadian government moving quickly on this matter.... Would the hard-working Minister

Business of Supply   businesses by giving them a leg up to expand and increase hiring. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business labelled it an important step “...to enhance job creation and recognize the economic contributions of small businesses in Canada”. The NDP members, though, despite what

Business of Supply   the next phase of Canada's economic action plan has been put forward in an effort to move that forward. I need to remind this House of what Catherine Swift, president and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, stated when discussing one of the NDP's proposals to double

Business of Supply   support this initiative. It was brought forward by some very responsible groups, like the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, in terms of what we can do to assist these small businesses. This temporary hiring credit for small business will be available to approximately

Government Operations committee   business sectors I've spoken to in our community it's a bit daunting sometimes. They feel it's cumbersome. They're trying to find their way into MERX. I know the Canadian Federation of Independent Business have commented in the past, and we get our comment sheet from CFIB members. What

Keeping Canada's Economy and Jobs Growing Act   been calling for and our Conservative government is delivering results. It will encourage small businesses to hire more workers, which will translate into employment insurance savings by lessening the burden on the EI system. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business has

Keeping Canada's Economy and Jobs Growing Act   are thinking about the economy. We are focused on jobs and economic growth. We are listening to people, such as those from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, who are solidly behind us because they know it is the right thing for our economy and for Canada. I call upon my hon

Keeping Canada's Economy and Jobs Growing Act   it is going to be well used, help them grow their businesses, and put more people back to work. Rural areas require those opportunities and I am quite excited about this. Two-thirds of Canadians work for small businesses. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business said that this has

Pension   during the election by Catherine Swift, president and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, when she was talking about the NDP's suggestion to double CPP. She said: “That would mean probably about a 60 to 70 per cent increase in premiums from what we understand

Keeping Canada's Economy and Jobs Growing Act   to provide a temporary measure to refund a portion of employer premiums for small business. This is the hiring credit and something the member who spoke previously should be very interested in and should support. This measure was proposed by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business

Keeping Canada's Economy and Jobs Growing Act   to retain a lot of the employees they had, especially during the downturn. I also point to the hiring credit which was very strongly endorsed and recommended by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business as the strongest measure that we could make at this time to enable small

Finance committee  . We are on a very tight timeline. We have another seven organizations during this panel. We have the Canadian Bankers Association, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, the Canadian Home Builders' Association, the Canadian Labour Congress, the Canadian Medical

Finance committee  Thank you. We'll now hear from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.