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Oct 28

Wine hits grocery shelves in Ontario

By admin Advocacy, Features, Industry Affairs, News, Policy Agenda, Press Releases

Starting today, 67 grocery stores across Ontario can sell both domestic and imported wine, as well as beer and cider, increasing convenience and choice for consumers. Charles Sousa, Minister of…

Oct 12

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Letter to Hon. Bill Morneau on online shopping

By admin Advocacy, Policy Agenda

October 5th, 2016 Hon. Bill Morneau, M.P., P.C., Minister of Finance 90 Elgin Street, 17th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario Sent by e-mail: Bill.Morneau@parl.gc.ca Dear Minister: I am writing to…

Sep 15

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Wal-Mart’s Visa ban spreads to Manitoba

By admin Industry Affairs, News, Policy Agenda

Wal-Mart Canada Corp. will stop accepting Visa credit cards in all 16 of its Manitoba stores starting from October 24, according to a report in the Globe and Mail. The…

Sep 15

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Finance minister looks into credit-card fees

By admin Advocacy, Industry Affairs, Policy Agenda

According to a Toronto Star report, the Canadian Finance Minister said an assessment of Visa and MasterCard’s fee charges to merchants will be conducted to ensure that they have kept…

May 30

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Electricity costs – why they’re up

By admin Advocacy, Industry Affairs, Policy Agenda

In a recent Toronto Star column by Martin Regg Cohn, he talks about the reason hydro prices are rising so fast. He points to an article by my colleagues Robert Benzie…

May 20

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Small Business Matters Coalition meets in Ottawa over fees

By admin Advocacy, Industry Affairs

On May 19, there was a Small Business Matters Coalition Executive meeting in Ottawa with the Liberal MP, Linda Lapointe, (pictured) who is spearheading the Bill to reduce credit card…

May 18

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CFIG response to Cage-free Eggs

By admin Advocacy, Industry Affairs

Debra Probert Executive Director Vancouver Humane Society 303-8623 Granville St. Vancouver, B.C. V6P 5A2 Good morning Debra, Tom Barlow has asked me to respond to you in reference…

Mar 09

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Are credit card fees down?

By admin Advocacy, Industry Affairs, News, Policy Agenda

It's no surprise that with credit card interchange fees upwards of 2% to 4% of the value of the transaction depending on the type of card, it continues to be a major…

Feb 26

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The SBM Coalition pleased with private member’s bill to take action on credit card interchange fees

By admin Advocacy, Industry Affairs, News, Policy Agenda

Toronto, ONTARIO--(February 26, 2016) – The Small Business Matters Coalition, representing over 98,000 Canadian small business retailers, are very pleased to learn of a private member’s bill to take action…

Feb 23

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Beer in Grocery Stores – Regulatory Overview

By admin Advocacy, Industry Affairs, News, Policy Agenda

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario held a Stakeholder Education Webinar Series event on February 23, on Beer in Grocery Stores: A Regulatory Overview. Here is the PowerPoint presentation from…

Advocacy

Wine hits grocery shelves in Ontario

Letter to Hon. Bill Morneau on online shopping

Wal-Mart’s Visa ban spreads to Manitoba

Finance minister looks into credit-card fees

Electricity costs – why they’re up

Small Business Matters Coalition meets in Ottawa over fees

CFIG response to Cage-free Eggs

Are credit card fees down?

The SBM Coalition pleased with private member’s bill to take action on credit card interchange fees

Beer in Grocery Stores – Regulatory Overview

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