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      <title>Your Business Outlook</title>
      <link>https://www.cfib-fcei.ca/english/article/823-your-business-outlook-survey.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Member Surveys</category>
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      <description><![CDATA[Please let us know how you expect your business to perform. Your response is important because it will help ensure that policymakers have the most accurate and up-to-date information on the performance of the economy. All information you give will be kept strictly confidential and it should take no more than 10 minutes to complete.]]></description>
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      <title>Mandate Ballot 245</title>
      <link>https://www.cfib-fcei.ca/english/article/3195-mandate-ballot-245.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Member Surveys</category>
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      <description><![CDATA[We need your input! Your views will set the direction of CFIB policy positions on these important issues. Tabulated results are sent to every member of federal and provincial legislatures, as well as the Prime Minister and Premier.]]></description>
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      <title>Technology, Innovation, and Trade Survey</title>
      <link>https://www.cfib-fcei.ca/english/article/3193-technology-innovation-and-trade-survey.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Member Surveys</category>
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      <description><![CDATA[There is much interest in how to best support the growth of small and medium-sized businesses. Specifically, CFIB is interested in knowing how your business is using technology, how government policies can encourage innovation in your business, and your experiences in conducting business internationally. The following questions will allow us to better understand your experiences in these areas and how to better support your business.]]></description>
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      <title>The Agri-business Bottom Line Survey No. 27</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Member Surveys</category>
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      <description><![CDATA[We need your input! This agri-business survey is a special edition dedicated solely to a topic that is important to Prairie agri-business – the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB). Your responses and comments will help us set our policy position on this topic. Please take a few minutes to respond to this short survey and help CFIB represent your views.]]></description>
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      <title>Alberta Pre-budget Survey</title>
      <link>https://www.cfib-fcei.ca/english/article/3488-alberta-pre-budget-survey.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Member Surveys</category>
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      <description><![CDATA[Your voice is needed! Please complete this short survey to let us know your priorities for the upcoming 2012 Alberta budget. Your response will ensure that the government hears the concerns of small and medium-sized businesses in this province.
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      <title>Leadership on Pensions Needed Now!</title>
      <link>http://www.cfib-fcei.ca/english/article/2979-leadership-on-pensions-needed-now.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Social Policy</category>
      <subject>Social Policy</subject>
      <description><![CDATA[Canada faces a very real crisis: the lack of FAIRNESS AND SUSTAINABILITY in our pension system due to demographics and overly generous public sector pensions. Canada's union leaders recently launched a massive campaign promising a doubling of CPP/QPP benefits by dramatically hiking premiums for employees and employers. ]]></description>
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      <title>Stop treating Calgary’s small businesses like cash cows. Eliminate the Business Tax!</title>
      <link>http://www.cfib-fcei.ca/english/article/2684-stop-treating-calgary-s-small-businesses-like-cash-cows-eliminate-the-business-tax.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Tax Policy</category>
      <subject>Tax Policy</subject>
      <description><![CDATA[Calgary’s small businesses are struggling with labour shortages, sky-rocketing costs, and rising municipal property taxes and “hidden taxes” on utility fees.  The result has been serious damage to the profitability of many small businesses in our city.  Yet our municipal government continues to turn a blind eye.]]></description>
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      <title>Protect our Property Rights!</title>
      <link>http://www.cfib-fcei.ca/english/article/2686-protect-our-property-rights.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Economic Development</category>
      <subject>Economic Development</subject>
      <description><![CDATA[CFIB is asking members to sign a new Action Alert to ask the Premier of Alberta to repeal a number of Acts  (known as Bill 19; Bill 24; Bill 36 and Bill 50) and pass a new Alberta Property Rights Act to entrench property rights in legislation and lead a new national effort to add property rights protection to  Canada’s Charter of Rights & Freedoms.]]></description>
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      <title>Agri-business owners – urge action on AgriStability now!</title>
      <link>http://www.cfib-fcei.ca/english/article/2356-agri-business-owners-urge-action-on-agristability-now.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Nov 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Agri-business</category>
      <subject>Agri-business</subject>
      <description><![CDATA[As an agri-business owner in Canada, I am disappointed Agriculture Ministers have been undertaking a strategic review of business risk management programs since July 2008 and yet we have not seen any meaningful changes to AgriStability.]]></description>
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      <title>We need a new vision that supports and respects entrepreneurs in Alberta</title>
      <link>http://www.cfib-fcei.ca/english/article/2029-we-need-a-new-vision-that-supports-and-respects-entrepreneurs-in-alberta.html</link>
      <author>www.cfib-fcei.ca</author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Elections</category>
      <subject>Elections</subject>
      <description><![CDATA[Alberta used to be a place where entrepreneurs were respected, rewarded, and encouraged. Unfortunately, its becoming incredibly difficult and costly to run a small business in our province. ]]></description>
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