Government Affairs
The Cambridge Chamber of Commerce is the voice of its members, representing the business community at local, regional, provincial and federal levels. For more information on some of the policy issues currently being presented to our various levels of government, see the list below.
Budgets
2012 Federal Budget
Federal Budget Places Priority on Canada’s Business Sector’s Innovation
March 2012
2012 Ontario Budget
“Why Was Drummond Commissioned?”
March 2012
2011 Federal Pre-Budget Submission
Bill C-257 (An Act to Amend the Canada Labour Code)
Letter to Cambridge M.P. Gary Goodyear regarding Concerns about Bill C-257
January 2007
Civic Administration Building
Letter of Support to Cambridge City Council
September 2006
Environment
Letter to Prime Minister regarding Hybrid, Fuel Cell, Electric and Other Automotive Efficiencies
February 2006
Letter from MP Gary Goodyear regarding Hybrid, Fuel Cell, Electric and Other Automotive Efficiencies
March 2007
Health Care
Memorandum to Ontario Chamber of Commerce regarding CMH Infrastructure Funding
October 2005
Minimum Wage Increase
Cambridge Chamber of Commerce Comments on Minimum Wage Increase
March 2007
Rapid Transit Proposal
The Chamber Rejects Regions Rapid Transit Proposal, As Too Costly for Taxpayers
June 2009
Regional Reform
Press Release regarding Kitchener City Council Resolution on "Regional
Reform"
October 2005
Taxation
Letter to Ministor of Finance regarding GST on Gasoline (Tax on Tax)
February 2006






