At last night’s first meeting of the new council, a motion was presented to vote on the issue of store hours in the community. This motion was brought forward as a follow-up to the results achieved in the 2014 municipal referendum. With an outcome of 11-2 in favour of deregulation, the Greater Sudbury Chamber of…
In this edition of 5 Minutes for Business, Hendrik Brakel, Senior Director, Economic, Financial and Tax Policy at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, explains why we are seeing lower oil prices and what it will mean for the Canadian economy. Oil prices have dropped by 40% since June, an astonishingly rapid decline. Why has this…
TORONTO, December 8, 2014: The Ontario Chamber of Commerce and its network of 160 chambers in communities across the province are urging the government to defer legislation that will pave the way for the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP). The business group is calling on the Government of Ontario to answer outstanding questions about the…
Derek Burleton, Vice President and Deputy Chief Economist, TD Bank sits down with Joyce Mankarios, Policy and Communications Manager at the chamber for a 4 in 4 discussion. 4 in 4 is a video series aimed at engaging the powerful, unique, emerging and experienced within our community, province, country and aboard, with four questions in four…
Yesterday, the chamber hosted Derek Burleton, Vice President and Deputy Chief Economist of TD Bank Group to present an economic and financial outlook for 2015. Over 100 chamber members attended this event. Derek touched on what we can expect to see in the New Year in terms of economic growth on the global, national and…
In this edition of 5 Minutes for Business, Hendrik Brakel, Canadian Chamber of Commerce Senior Director, Economic, Financial and Tax Policy, provides an update on domestic and international economic news. Read 5 Minutes for Business.
