Finance committee  Thank you. I wanted to share with you that we did appreciate the consultations, but where we saw problems was simply in the way they were handled. For example, for the proposed legislation, the change on income splitting, for example, was not received by businesses as though it

Finance committee  I think it will not be welcome news that it's going up by 3%. It will impact them negatively. Did you want to add anything to that?

Finance committee  I guess the devil is in the details, right? We need more information. We need to inform our members about what is taking place.

Finance committee  The amounts were suggested through the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. That's how we arrived at those numbers.

Finance committee  The way they're communicating out to small businesses about the changes is very poor. We put out some information on our website, and then we had commentary come back from small businesses asking why this was important and saying that it was not going to change anything for them.

Finance committee  Absolutely, it's a concern. What we've been hearing from our membership through our surveys, focus groups, and one-on-ones is that uncertainty is just not good for business. As a result of it, there are just so many questions, and not only at the federal level. If you compile tho

Finance committee  I don't know if I'm hearing a disinterest in investing in Sarnia, but I'm hearing that the different initiatives that are being taken at the federal level—and at the provincial level as well, to add to it—are pushing businesses away from Ontario. In our area, we have one of the l

Finance committee  Thank you. The Sarnia Lambton Chamber of Commerce is a nationally accredited membership organization, representing over 700 businesses that together employ 17,000 employees in the Sarnia-Lambton area. This chamber has been fostering prosperity in our community for over 112 years