Industry committee  No.

Finance committee  I have a couple of businesses in St. John's, in Ms. Coady's riding. This past summer I opened a new business, a microbrewery, restaurant, and pub. When I did my business plan, of course, I based it on the credit card rate being what I had negotiated with the Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association, and it was 1.57% at the time.

Finance committee  No.

Industry committee  The proliferation of premium card fees is the biggest contributor to these increases. Starting last fall, both Visa and MasterCard introduced new premium cards with more rewards points for cardholders at no additional cost. What every restaurant operator knows is there's no such thing as a free lunch.

Finance committee  The proliferation of premium card fees is the biggest contributor to these increases. Starting last fall, both Visa and MasterCard introduced new premium cards with more rewards points for cardholders at no additional cost. What every restaurant operator knows is there's no such thing as a free lunch.