Finance committee  I would agree with that because we have very different jurisdictions. As I said, blanket policies are not applicable in this case and also when we talk about the clean electricity regulations.

Finance committee  Yes.

Finance committee  I think that it's an interesting issue to contemplate. The Bank of Canada governor did speak to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce in September, and he also made the point that it's a very small amount of money, but, when you look to change behaviour, if you go back to the publicati

Finance committee  Thank you for the question. We just hosted John Graham, head of the CPP, in Calgary on Tuesday. What we've said the government needs to be mindful of is respecting that the Alberta government can make the decisions it wants to proceed with. We're concerned about certainty, about

Finance committee  Every business's success today depends on the adoption of technology. When we look at numbers right now and our economic productivity, when we rank 29 out of the OECD countries in terms of economic productivity per capita, it's absolutely critical that the technology option is sp

Finance committee  I think we should absolutely do that to make sure that we retain the IP. The point made when that announcement was made in Calgary by the CEO of the company was that, if the support wasn't there the company probably would have been sold because they were looking at a sale. This w

Finance committee  We advocate for making sure that the path for credentialing is very clear so that people have access to programs to upscale, re-skill and gain their credentials in Alberta. I would like to point out that the Alberta government has put in a policy for attracting nurses from aroun

Finance committee  We are of the view, absolutely, when we talk about the affordability issue, that not every jurisdiction is created equally. In fact, we did write an op-ed that appeared in the Calgary Herald addressing that very issue. It was framed on the clean electricity regulations. Not only

Finance committee  What we were trying to point out is that, when we look at small businesses as the engine of this country from an economic standpoint, we need to make sure that everybody has an opportunity to have a sustainable business. When there is an element of unfairness in a policy, that's

Finance committee  Yes, it was probably a minute or a minute and a half.

Finance committee  Okay. Really what I wanted to highlight was the importance of innovation in the energy sector, so I'll just talk about that. Our legacy in the energy sector has led to Alberta businesses being the pioneers of sustainable energy products, and decarbonization technology is critic

Finance committee  Am I done?

Finance committee  Thank you. My name is Deborah Yedlin. I am the president and CEO of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce. Before I begin, I would like to acknowledge that I am delivering these remarks on traditional Treaty No. 6 territory. On behalf of our member businesses, I want to thank you f