That's a great question.
Starting first with the fall economic statement, the Canadian chamber welcomed measures to increase the supply of skills needed in our workforce to achieve net zero. We also welcomed tax credits for investments in clean technologies and clean hydrogen, as well as the commitment to reducing regulatory obstacles to investment in many major projects.
That being said, we really had hoped to see low-cost growth measures, like a plan to eliminate long-standing barriers to interprovincial trade and to substantially and materially reduce regulatory burdens in several sectors inclusive of the mining sector. The chamber also wanted to see in the fall economic statement—and we're hoping to see this going forward—an integrated plan to get desperately needed food, fuel and fertilizer to global markets.
At a high level, our initial response is that the fall economic statement is indeed a start, but as many of my colleagues on the panel today have said, it looks like we're going to need to wait until budget 2023 to receive a sustainable economic growth plan that covers all of these sectors.
Again, at the core of what the Canadian Chamber of Commerce is looking for are low-cost options to support economic growth, like addressing the interprovincial trade barriers, and also supporting labour growth including skilled labour, and increasing and directing incentives to where they need to be.
Thanks.