OTTAWA — Canada’s Chamber of Commerce is pushing Ottawa for lower trade barriers, regulatory reform, and support for small business when it tables the next federal budget. Recognizing that Canada’s competitiveness abroad may be under threat, the chamber has three recommendations that speak to maintaining and boosting a strong export economy. A suite of recommendations also speaks to a desire by chamber members to see government support businesses in Canada. The chamber also believes the federal government could do a better job of encouraging new investment in the Canadian economy by cutting the cost of doing business and by dismantling internal trade barriers. But the chamber cautions that a new framework to share data must come with some clear boundaries for law-enforcement agencies.

Source: National Post February 16, 2017 10:52 UTC