Prime Minister Harper vows to cut red tape

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Prime Minister Harper vows to work with CFIB to cut red tape on entrepreneurs.

Canadian farms being flooded by red tape

Farmers in Canada are among the hardest hit by government regulations and paperwork. In fact, 23 per cent of farmers say that if they had known about the burden of regulations, they may not have gone into business.

Red Tape Awareness Week™ 2012 – Real action, real results!

Government. Red. Tape. Unclear regulations, unnecessary paperwork and unhelpful customer service may leave small business owners confused but CFIB is here to help.

How does paying by cash or Interac help small business?

Every time you pay with a credit card, a percentage of your purchase goes to the credit card company and bank. The more often you pay with a credit card, the more money goes to the credit card companies and banks in the form of transaction fees charged to the merchant... The less income the merchant has available to pay staff, suppliers...sponsor the local baseball team...or even send their own child to summer camp... The fix is easy, though. Just consider paying with cash or debit. Where ever you can, avoid compelling the independent merchant to pay the credit card companies.

Canada’s Pension Tension

Canada’s union leaders may say that pension reform is simply a matter of hiking CPP/QPP premiums in order to give Canadians double the benefits. The real crisis lies in unsustainable public sector pension commitments and the giant gap between private and public sector pensions. You should not be asked for one more cent in payroll tax until federal and provincial governments fix Canada’s pension unfairness.