Chamber hosts series of meetings with fed leaders
| It’s another productive week at The Chamber as staff have been busy hosting federal leaders in our new Garry Oak Boardroom.
On Tuesday, The Chamber invited members to participate in pre-budget consultations with Parliamentary Secretary Ryan Turnbull. The meeting was one of the final stops for Turnbull, who listened attentively to suggestions on how government can better invest in the economic growth of our region. Topics included using Department of Defence land for housing, improving infrastructure to add capacity to our marine economy and urgent legal reforms to stem property crimes by keeping repeat offenders behind bars. On Wednesday, The Chamber hosted Senator Andrew Cardozo for a discussion about government advocacy and policy priorities. Senator Cardozo spoke about the positive change that has happened by appointing Senators as independents rather than partisans. On Thursday, our Boardroom is again sold out for a meeting with the Hon. Rechie Valdez, Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State (Small Business and Tourism). The event is an opportunity to hear directly about the federal government’s plans to support tourism and small business, as well as ongoing work to advance diversity, equality and inclusion in Canada. Last week, The Chamber hosted Rajiv Gupta, Head of the Canadian Centre of Cyber Security. |
