Just learned that Canada Post employees get up to 7 weeks of vacation AND 13 personal days.
Dan Kelly
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Dan Kelly
@CFIB
President and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). In business for your business.
- Keep in mind that 6 weeks after the proposed 5% GST holiday expires, the federal carbon tax will rise by 19%. And the carbon tax finds its way into the permanent price of every consumer item, not just the narrow list of products that are to be temporarily exempted from sales
- Day 2 of Toronto/Peel lockdowns: 1. Joe Fresh - still open, independent clothing boutique - closed. 2. Flowers at Walmart - no problem, independent florist - closed. 3. Books at Costco - come on in, independent bookseller - closed. On what planet is this fair @fordnation?
- Only in Canada would a tax change go into effect when: 1. Legislation was never passed. 2. Legislation was never even introduced in Parliament despite a 9 month window. 3. The Minister who proposed the hike has quit government and then comes out in opposition to the change. 4.
- Visited a small lighting store in North Toronto today. I was the only customer and there were 2 staff. She told me she is forced to close as of Monday and expects her customers will be in giant line-ups at Home Depot. She was in tears and asked me how this makes sense.
- Ontario, home to the one of the longest lockdowns in the entire world, reopens tomorrow (to a 50% capacity restriction). The damage to small business is incalculable. Let this be the last time this measure is used.
- It appears there are many on X who think having up to 7 weeks of paid vacation (like Canada Post workers) is normal. Yes, I know it is after many years of service. Even then, it is far from normal - outside of the public sector of course.
- Thousands of small businesses won’t survive another round of lockdowns. Unlike March 2020, many are incredibly weakened after 2 years of painful restrictions. The average small firm has taken on $170K in COVID related debt. We cannot keep doing this.
- Canada Post’s union is nuts. With the corporation already bleeding hundreds of millions, the strike is causing small business - one of the last reliable customers - to make permanent changes towards alternatives for mail based payments, shipping and marketing. Many of these
- Why are there so many people who lectured us all to trust public health officials as they added restrictions who now feel public health officials are wrong to reduce or eliminate them?
- While vaccine passports may make some customers feel more confident to dine, bowl or go to the theatre, public health officials are now questioning whether they accomplish much if anything. It is clear that they do reduce sales & add costs for small biz.
- BREAKING NEWS: 6 hours before the GST/HST holiday is set to begin, CFIB confirms with government that it is NOT mandatory for businesses to participate: "This measure is now law. We expect businesses to comply with the new rules, but we don’t intend to chase after small
- The number of tweets and emails I've received from business owners ready to defy lockdowns is growing by the minute, especially in Ontario. I don't think govts appreciate how close we are to society's breaking point.
- Shopping for clothes, shoes? The Bay on Queen Street is open. Joe Fresh in Loblaws and Superstore is open. Small independent clothing stores in Toronto/Peel - closed! Not only is this deeply unfair but is bad COVID health policy too.
