Local Federal Debate on September 8th

Date: Wednesday, September 8, 2021
Time: 12:00 noon - 1:30 pm

The Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce and our partners are hosting a federal election debate with a focus on local business.

The candidates for the four political parties with a current seat in Parliament who are running in the Peterborough-Kawartha Riding will be hosted in-person with the event broadcast live on YourTV and streamed live on our YouTube Channel. 
This debate is presented in partnership with:
The Three Ridings of Peterborough
For the 2021 Federal Election, there will be a total of three MPs representing the geographic area of the City and County of Peterborough.

Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock

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Northumberland-Peterborough South

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Peterborough-Kawartha
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 The Candidates for Peterborough-Kawartha
Party Platforms 
Business Platform
Election Day is September 20, 2021.  

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce has made 37 complimentary recommendations to Canada’s political parties and Canadians for this election cycle in order to set Canada on a path for sustained, long-term economic growth. These policies have been developed in consultation with Chamber members across Canada.

The recommendations are divided into three phases:
      1) Finishing the fight against COVID.
      2) Getting the fundamentals right.
​      3) Creating 21st century opportunities.
Within the three phases there are a total of 37 recommendations on how to achieve prosperity and bolster Canada's long-term economic future and competitiveness.  

​Finishing the fight against COVID
  • Create a replacement program for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) and the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) .
  • Introduce debt relief by forgiving interest payments on COVID-related government backed loans for SMEs in the hardest-hit sectors. ​
  • Return to pre-pandemic deficit-to-GDP ratio levels within five years



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​Getting the fundamentals right
  • Increase the revenue threshold for GST/HST registration.
  • Modernize the tax system so it works for SMEs,
  • Develop a Small Business Net-Zero Strategy.
  • Continue facilitating the secure digitalization of SMEs.
  • Finance the National Trade Corridors Fund with $5 billion per year in total.
  • ​Speed up the Indigenous reconciliation process.
  • Create new opportunities for diversity-owned business and those with diverse workforces to access federal contracts.
  • Remove tax barriers for childcare expenses.
  • Build closer collaboration among governments, employers and educational institutions.
  • Mandate Statistics Canada to collect comprehensive forward-looking data on labour market needs.
  • Modernize the Temporary Foreign Worker program.
  • Create flexible, accessible, navigable upskilling and reskilling options.
  • Ensure the Canada Free Trade Agreement covers all sectors of the economy.
  • Require all regulators to assess economic and business impacts in the regulatory process.
  • Commit to not introduce new uncompetitive taxes on businesses.
  • Undertake a comprehensive and independent tax system review.
  • Create an Investment Tax Credit.
  • Establish Economic Opportunity Zones in Canada.
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​Creating 21st century opportunities
  • Re-introduce privacy reform legislation in the next Parliament.
  • Expand investments in broadband through the Universal Broadband Fund.
  • Step up investments in cybersecurity.
  • Implement a strategy for low carbon exports.
  • Develop common standards for sustainable finance.
  • Allow carbon offsets purchased in foreign markets to be used to meet Canadian requirements.
  • Position Canadian agriculture as a global leader in the fight against climate change.
  • Pursue balanced economic and environmental objectives.
  • Renew the Canada-U.S. relationship.
  • Increase agricultural exports.
  • Focus our multilateral trade efforts on key issues.
  • Develop energy and trade corridors to support resource exports.
  • Improve the regulatory environment to attract capital.
  • Execute a critical minerals strategy.
  • Implement a national life sciences strategy.
  • Create a strategy for value-based healthcare in Canada.
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