BC Chamber of Commerce meets with Prime Minister to outline priorities for Federal Budget

Prime Minister Harper was in Vancouver on the 12th of January to meet with an exclusive roundtable of business representatives.  Selected as one of 9 members of the roundtable, John Winter, President and CEO of the BC Chamber of Commerce, had the unique opportunity to outline the BC Chamber Network’s recommendations for the 2009 Federal Budget directly to the Prime Minister.

Accompanied by BC Cabinet Ministers Stockwell Day, James Moore, and Gary Lunn, as well as BC Senators and other members of the Conservative Caucus, Prime Minister Harper was seeking innovative ideas that would form the plan for economic recovery in the 2009 Budget.  Chamber recommendations regarding infrastructure planning, access to credit, and workplace training were well received.

BC Chamber Federal Budget Recommendations

The BC Chamber of Commerce has generated several recommendations for the 2009 Federal Budget based on input received from our membership.

The recommendations will be available in full on the Chamber’s website by the end of this week (January 16, 2009) and include recommendations on the following issues:

• Investing in housing
• Expediting infrastructure spending
• Building strong and sustainable labour markets and training incentives
• Supporting traditional and emerging industrial sectors
• Improving access to credit

If you have any questions regarding the Chamber's recommendations to government, please contact:

Jon Garson
604.638.8113
jgarson@bcchamber.org