Chamber network amplifies advocacy efforts

Chamber staff took part in the Canadian Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting this week, helping adopt a number of policy resolutions that address important issues for our members.
 
“By joining with our Chamber network, we can amplify our calls for government to better serve Canadians by focusing on helping the business community,” Chamber CEO Bruce Williams says. “Greater Victoria shares many of the concerns of other regions in Canada, such as ensuring indigenous communities are included in conversations about local economies and advocating for investment in marine industries in Canada.”
 
The Chamber also heard from a panel of experts on what to expect after next Tuesday’s elections in the US.
 
“I just hope that everybody doesn’t retreat into their corner of the sandbox and play by themselves because this will cause both health risks and economic collapse,” said panelist David MacNaughton, Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. from 2016 to 2019.