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Brianna Solberg

10 months

SOLBERG: As Ottawa piles on the taxes, small businesses can't catch a break. Upcoming tax hikes will cut workers’ take-home income & further drive up the cost of doing business at a time when business owners can least afford it.

Opinion: As Liberals pile on the taxes, small businesses can't catch a break

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

1 year

Today, all 13 Canadian Premiers have joined the calls from CFIB & small business owners across the country by urging the federal government to extend the deadline for the forgivable portion of the #CEBA loan. #cdnpoli

Dan Kelly

@CFIB

1 year

Major #CEBA update: All 13 Premiers across Canada signed a letter today to the PM calling for a year extension to the CEBA loan deadline (the forgivable deadline). Premiers, thank you for listening to CFIB's call on this critical file. I sure hope our federal leaders do the same.

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

2 years

So people take me seriously when I say Regina is the windiest place on earth… this trampoline blew over our fence and into our backyard last week..still unclaimed.

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

1 year

To help small biz' weather the storm, CFIB is urging governments at all levels to focus on policies that will address the rising cost of doing business. From reducing taxes for small biz' on things like income, fuel & property, to extending the CEBA loan repayment deadline.

Regina Leader-Post

@leaderpost

1 year

Opinion: Small businesses in Sask. battle to keep up with rising costs #sask #yqr #yxe

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

1 year

Let’s GOOOO 💚🍉💚🍉 #Riders #RiderNation #Roughriders #SKRiders

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

9 months

CEBA loan repayment deadline puts pressure on small businesses. "CEBA is going to hurt us more than it's going to help us, I think, in the end." "The repayments and interest rate could be devastating for small entrepreneurs." - MB small business owner.

CEBA loan repayment deadline puts pressure on small Manitoba businesses just 'getting our feet back...

Some small business owners in Brandon, Man., say they're struggling to balance repaying loans given by the government to help them through COVID-19 lockdowns, while still recovering from lingering...

www.cbc.ca

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

9 months

Appreciate @AleanaYoung & the @Sask_NDP echoing calls from CFIB for governments to recognize the potentially devastating impacts of the upcoming CEBA loan deadline. "There is a cost to doing nothing. The potential loss of thousands of businesses.."

Aleana Young

@AleanaYoung

9 months

Today, I wrote again to Minister @cafreeland and Min Harpauer about CEBA. If the Feds won’t extend the deadline, the Sask. Party needs to actually do the work. If they’re not prepared to do that, @CarlaBeckSK and @NDPSask are ready to lead. #skpoli

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

9 months

As the CEBA deadline looms, some businesses are finding they simply don’t qualify for refinancing, and that means new interest burdens cutting sharply into their bottom lines. All of this comes at a rough time for small businesses.

Opinion: A small business deadline looms

During the height of the COVID-19 shutdowns, the federal government launched a program that let businesses borrow emergency funds to help cover their costs. The Canadian Emergency Business Account...

www.winnipegfreepress.com

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

1 year

'Completely unrealistic' CEBA deadline extension 'an insult,' Manitoba restaurateur says.

'Completely unrealistic' deadline extension on pandemic business loan 'an insult,' Manitoba...

With deadlines approaching for business owners to repay a federal government-backed pandemic loan, some Manitoba businesses are wondering whether they can stay open.

www.cbc.ca

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

2 years

The SaskEnergy rate hike is just the latest in a long list of new/increased gov't-imposed costs being piled on small biz'. SaskPower has also hiked their rates, WCB premiums are going up & as of July 1, the small biz' tax is back. Cost relief is becoming urgent for SK small biz'.

CFIB Saskatchewan

@cfibsk

2 years

SaskEnergy’s proposed rate comes as another blow for small biz' – many of which have not yet recovered from the pandemic. 1 in 6 SK small biz' are considering closure; 80% are struggling to keep up with gov't-imposed costs. Read more:

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

8 months

CFIB is seeking action on carbon tax rebate program | Small businesses in MB, SK, ON and AB are owed $2.5B in federal carbon tax rebates. CFIB is calling on Ottawa to immediately disburse those promised funds to small firms. #mbpoli

CFIB seeks action on tax rebate program

A lobby group is calling on Ottawa to immediately disburse carbon tax revenue rebates to Manitoba businesses.

www.winnipegfreepress.com

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

8 months

Looking forward to a productive day of meetings at the Yukon Legislative Assembly in Whitehorse!

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

1 year

Course is looking 👌🏻 @The_Wascana

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

1 year

Pleased to see the @yukonparty echoing calls from #CFIB and other business associations for the federal government to extend the #CEBA loan repayment deadline. @CurrieDixon #cdnpoli

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

11 months

With just over 2 months left until the CEBA loan repayment deadline, a majority (87%) of small businesses that took on a CEBA loan said they need a further extension to the end of 2024.

Calls for an extension grow with just over two months left until the CEBA forgivable deadline

CFIB has been pushing hard on behalf of small businesses to extend the CEBA forgivable deadline from January 18, 2024, to Dec. 31, 2024.

www.cfib-fcei.ca

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

9 months

Sask. businesses facing shutdown if they can’t get help with their CEBA loans. "If I don't pay it off now, I will be in default to the federal gov’t.” Without making a CEBA re-payment by Jan.18 “I will be looking at going under.” - Sask. business owner.

Prairie Dog and Planet S publications say they're facing shutdown as pandemic loan deadline closes...

The Jan. 18 deadline to receive partial loan forgiveness for business owners loom. Some owners worry they might not meet this deadline.

www.cbc.ca

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

2 years

Opinion: Hiking taxes, electricity rates & payroll costs all lead to one place: increased prices. There is a limit to how much of its costs a business can pass on to customers & remain viable & that limit is already being tested coming out of the pandemic.

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

10 months

This time of year, I can’t help but think about all the time I’ve wasted scrolling through online recipes, past all the ads & stories about the author making it with her great aunt, only to finally reach the ingredients, realize I don’t have 1/2 of them & go back to square 1.

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

2 years

I recently met someone who does puzzles without completing the border first and now nothing will ever surprise me again.

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

2 years

Restaurants & bars brace for biggest alcohol tax jump in 40 years as the federal gov’t moves forward with plans to hike alcohol excise taxes by 6.3% on April 1, despite warnings that this could force some out of business.

Restaurants and bars brace for biggest alcohol tax jump in 40 years

Canada's restaurant industry is bracing for the biggest jump in the country's alcohol excise duty in more than 40 years, spurring warnings the tax hike could force some bars and restaurants out of...

www.ctvnews.ca

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

2 years

Appreciated the opportunity to discuss small business owners’ priorities with Mayor Sandra Masters today. Looking forward to continuing to work with @CityofRegina to support small businesses!

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

1 year

Season’s Greetings 😎☀️⛳️

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

2 years

Tonight we had an amazing meal at KITA Japanese Restaurant downtown Whitehorse! Sushi was excellent. From start to finish, our experience was perfect.

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

7 months

Opinion: SK small businesses owed $300M-plus in carbon tax rebates. With the carbon tax set to increase next week, small biz’ could use these rebates now more than ever.

Opinion: Sask. small businesses owed $300M-plus in carbon tax rebates

thestarphoenix.com

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

1 year

Why is no one talking about the nationwide shortage of chili paste? I’ve resorted to ordering from overseas. I thought it was a little pricey… but turns out I ordered 3.5 litres.

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

2 years

I accidentally put my phone through the washing machine, and it works, no problem. We are living in the year 3000 people.

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

2 years

This morning, I was pleased to join @GabbyMarchand live on @globalwinnipeg to discuss the impacts of the upcoming minimum wage hike on Manitoba small businesses. #MBpoli @680CJOB

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

11 months

#Agribition is on another level this year! 🔥🐂🔥🐂

Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

11 months

Time to dust off your boots! The 2023 Canadian Western Agribition has officially kicked off in Regina! 🤠 Tonight, the world’s top freestyle bullfighting athletes go head-to-head with fierce bulls in the final event of the BFO regular season. 🐂

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

8 months

CFIB: Ottawa announces it will cut the carbon tax rebates paid to small businesses by $500m in 2024. This is salt is the wound as the federal government is still sitting on $2.5B already owed to small firms (including $300M in SK & $144M in MB).

Government to cut small business carbon tax rebate by $500 million in 2024 to fund higher consumer...

Ottawa’s decision to cut the share of carbon tax revenues allocated to small businesses – while it has yet to return anything - is deeply insulting, says CFIB

www.cfib-fcei.ca

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

9 months

This morning, CFIB was pleased to meet with MB Minister of Finance @AdrienLouisSala . We appreciated the opportunity to share small business owners’ priorities for the upcoming provincial budget.

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

2 years

To help address healthcare challenges, CFIB is urging government's to commit to measuring & reducing the red tape burden for physicians. This will allow physicians to focus their time & energy on caring for their patients, & increase the overall capacity of the healthcare system.

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

2 years

Out on the town in Whitehorse! Trying to visit as many local businesses as possible before I have to leave this beautiful place.

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

2 years

Pleased to welcome the western Premiers to Regina tonight!

Heather Stefanson

@HStefansonMB

2 years

Great welcome reception for the Western Premiers’ Conference! So great to see my colleagues and many stakeholders in-person. Looking forward to productive discussions tomorrow on shared priorities and opportunities.

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

11 months

Sounding the alarm for small businesses – “The same loan that was once a lifeline during the (COVID-19) pandemic is now threatening to sink the small businesses that are only just getting by.”

Opinion: Sounding the alarm for small business

“Small businesses that took these loans did so with the expectation that business would return more to normal than it has. They were not expecting interest rates to increase tenfold, from half a per...

www.brandonsun.com

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

11 months

Sask. restaurant facing possible bankruptcy as pandemic loan payments approach. "My accountant is actually asking me, 'do you want to file for bankruptcy?' It's my first business. I don't want to give up just like that."

Sask. restaurant facing possible bankruptcy as pandemic loan payments approach | CBC News

Miren Elordi used her savings in 2019 to fulfil her lifelong dream of owning a business. The pandemic hit a year later. Elordi said she’s been struggling to make ends meet ever since.

www.cbc.ca

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

2 years

It’s #SmallBusinessSaturday ! Let’s get out and support our local small businesses! 🛍️❤️🏡 #SupportLocal #SmallBusinessEveryday

CFIB News

@CFIBNews

2 years

The big day is finally here! Join us as we celebrate #SmallBusinessSaturday ! Pour your love into your community today #FallInLoveWithLocal Share with your neighbors, friends & family! More Info: @AmexCanada @canadapostcorp #SmallBusinessEveryDay

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

8 months

Long-standing, Winnipeg hardware shop set to close. Unfortunately, for many small independent biz’ it seems the odds are stacked against them in favour of big-box stores. This biz owner fears that “a couple years from now we won't have any local stores."

'Those days are gone': Corydon Avenue's long-standing independent hardware shop set to close | CBC...

The little hardware shop at Corydon and Lilac is closing, and owner Rob Benson says he would never "in good conscience" sell the business to someone else because it can no longer survive. Those days...

www.cbc.ca

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

2 years

Very sad to see yet another local business close due to the financial impacts caused by the pandemic. While restrictions may have ended, the lingering effects (i.e., debt/stress/inflation) continue to hammer small businesses & they need support now more than ever! #supportlocal

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

8 months

Ottawa sitting on $2.5 billion in carbon tax rebates owed to small businesses in MB, SK, ON and AB, yet there is no mechanism in place to return a dime.

Ottawa sitting on $2.5 billion in carbon tax rebates owed to small business since 2019

The federal government has been sitting on $2.5 billion in carbon tax revenue collected since 2019 despite repeated promises to return it to small businesses in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and...

www.cfib-fcei.ca

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

2 years

If getting older means learning to live with yourself after making a typo, I’m here for it.

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

7 months

CFIB is pleased to see Minister Harpauer @SKGov join our calls for the federal government to immediately return the $300M in carbon tax rebates that are owed to Sask. small businesses (approx. $7,000 per business). We also hope to see this money returned to ALL small businesses

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

3 years

Remotely enthusiastic could be the understatement of the year. I feel like I’m holding a golden ticket from Willy Wonka himself. #SKBudget2022

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

2 years

It was a pleasure to speak on behalf of Manitoba small business owners at the @MBGov pre-budget consultation session tonight in Winnipeg. #MBBudget2023 #MBpoli #MBfinance

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

9 months

Great to meet with @CarlaBeckSK Leader of @Sask_NDP along with @WotherspoonT and @nicolesarauer to discuss the state of small businesses in Saskatchewan. Appreciate you taking the time to listen to the concerns of business owners.

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

7 months

OPINION: The federal gov't owes MB small businesses $144M in carbon tax rebates. “All small businesses bear the costs of the federal carbon tax and, like consumers, should receive a rebate of some of the revenue.”

OPINION: The federal gov't owes MB small businesses $144M in carbon tax rebates

winnipegsun.com

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

11 months

#SmallBusinessSaturday is coming up on November 25th! Don't forget to show some love to your fave local businesses this weekend.🏡🛍️♥️ If you need some inspiration, come with me as I check out my favourite spots to do my Christmas shopping in Regina! #shoplocalYQR @CFIBNews

CFIB News

@CFIBNews

11 months

Love shopping local? Let us know why! 🛍️ Help us share the importance of shopping local across Canada by: 1️⃣ Posting a video explaining why you shop local 2️⃣ Tagging us ( @CFIBNews ) 3️⃣ Using the hashtag #SmallBusinessSaturday in your caption so we can share it! Small Business

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

2 years

Nothing says “time to pull yourself together” like being unrecognized by your own Face ID.

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

9 months

Great to meet with MLAs from the Manitoba PC Party to discuss small business priorities.

Dan Kelly

@CFIB

9 months

Great to be in Manitoba to meet with PC MLAs ⁦⁦ @Stone_Midland ⁩, @KathleenCookMB ⁩, ⁦ @WayneEwaskoMLA ⁩ & Carrie Hiebert.

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

2 years

I regret very little in life, but it is impossible to suppress remorse when you accidentally use cinnamon instead of cumin while making tacos…

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

8 months

Almost one-third of small businesses in Sask. did not pay back their CEBA loan by the deadline. "Many business owners did not suspect that come 2023, they would be worse off than they were at the height of the (COVID-19) pandemic."

Almost one-third of small businesses in Sask. did not pay back CEBA loan

Almost one-third of small Saskatchewan businesses were not able to repay the $60,000 Canada Emergency Business...

meadowlakenow.com

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

2 years

CFIB is calling on @SKGov to reject the Rate Review Panel’s recommendation for SaskPower to implement a 4% increase on April 1st. Higher energy costs mean small biz' have fewer resources to grow, create jobs, and contribute to the provincial economy.

Critics call for SaskPower to scrap utility hikes, ease burden on businesses

leaderpost.com

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

8 months

WATCH: “Sorry we’re closed.” It’s a sign that more than a few local Regina businesses have been forced to hang outside the front window of their shop, as money is tight in 2024. @GlobalRegina @victoriaidowu

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

8 months

Return of $2.5B can’t come soon enough: CFIB. The federal government is sitting on billions of dollars in promised carbon tax rebates that should be in the hands of struggling small businesses.

Return of $2.5B can’t come soon enough: CFIB

The federal government is preparing to return more than $2.5 billion of fuel-charge proceeds owed to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Manitoba, Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan,...

www.brandonsun.com

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

10 months

Be prepared to see a dip in your take-home income starting Jan. 1 due to federal tax hikes. Both CPP & EI will see changes that will further drive up the cost of doing business for Canada’s small biz' while shrinking the paycheques of Canadian workers.

Take-home income to decrease across Canada next month due to a tax hike

Be prepared to see a dip in your take-home income starting next month due to tax hikes. Both the Canada Pension Plan and federal Employment Insurance…

www.blogto.com

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

2 years

Second cuppa of the day (felt right to have one with the sunrise). This time we visited Baked Café downtown Whitehorse. 10/10 for their 10+ different types of scones.

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

2 years

Has anyone ever been the only customer in Costco? I actually think it’s impossible. I’m starting to believe some of the customers are bots.

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

1 year

CFIB has long been encouraging both federal & provincial governments to reduce the burden of payroll costs for small businesses. Eliminating the provincial payroll tax in Manitoba would benefit local business owners, their employees & their customers.

Manitoba Tories promise to eliminate business payroll tax over eight years - Winnipeg | Globalnew...

Tory Leader Heather Stefanson says the tax discourages economic growth and makes Manitoba less competitive with other western provinces.

globalnews.ca

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

2 years

Today, I was able to join the Hon. Audrey Gordon, Manitoba’s Minister of Health & Dr. Candace Bradshaw from @DoctorsManitoba to announce #CFIB ’s involvement with a new joint task force to reduce the physician administrative burden in Manitoba. Read more:

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

9 months

No surprise here! Whitehorse named #48 on The New York Times’ top 50 places worth visiting. "A warm welcome from the wilds in flourishing small businesses including Yukon Brewing - ‘beer worth freezin’ for’ & Woodcutter’s Blanket - craft cocktails & brews in a 1930s cabin."

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

2 years

This year, CFIB’s “award” for the worst example of #redtape goes to Service Canada for the unending delays, absurd wait times, & opaque timelines that held up the passport process for hundreds of thousands of Canadians looking to travel. #RTAW

And the 2023 Paperweight Award goes to… The Government of Canada’s passport mess

The award for best of the worst example of red tape across the country goes to Service Canada.

www.cfib-fcei.ca

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

3 years

#CFIB is urging the federal government & the payments industry to: - Lower the average overall cost of credit card fees - Simplify contracts & monthly statements - Create an independent dispute resolution process - Eliminate credit card processing fees on sales taxes

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

3 years

It was a pleasure to meet with #NWT Minister of Finance, Minister of ITI & Status of Women, Caroline Wawzonek today. #cfib #nwtpoli @CWawzonek @GNWT_ITI

CFIB Northwest Territories

@cfibNWT

3 years

@CFIB thanks #NWT Minister of Finance, Minister of ITI & Status of Women Caroline Wawzonek for a productive meeting discussing red tape reduction & the views and priorities of small businesses in the Northwest Territories. @GNWT_ITI @CWawzonek #NWTpoli

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

1 year

Great to be in Vancouver to meet with CFIB colleagues from across the West! #smallbusinesseveryday

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

9 months

SOLBERG: SK businesses still facing struggle to survive. "An alarming 17% of SK biz' are at risk of closure. The resulting damage to the provincial economy underscores the need for gov'ts to address the concerns of small firms before many more are lost."

Opinion: Saskatchewan businesses still facing struggle to survive

leaderpost.com

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

1 year

We absolutely did not catch 'em all. In fact, I think this new mosquito control program actually increased their chances of survival. The mosquitos are running this town right now.

Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

1 year

Regina launches new mosquito control program | CBC News. #GottaCatchEmAll

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

3 years

In my latest opinion piece, I cover how the PST expansion will serve to further erode people’s bottom line & put additional strain on spending habits, which will inevitably come as yet another blow to Sask's small businesses. @leaderpost @cfibsk #skpoli

Opinion: Timing of PST expansion in Sask. could not have been worse

leaderpost.com

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

9 months

Savings, fundraisers, additional loans help Sask. small businesses meet CEBA deadline. “Most businesses are in a worse time right now than when CEBA loans were issued. I feel like it was given to you without any thought or reasoning.” - SK business owner.

Savings, fundraisers, additional loans help Sask. small businesses meet CEBA forgiveness deadline

leaderpost.com

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

9 months

✂️While there is still more work to be done, Manitoba is making progress toward its goals to reduce the #redtape burden on physicians. WATCH: @DoctorsManitoba #RTAW

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

2 years

Can confirm, Whitehorse has great coffee! Great espresso from Midnight Sun Coffee Roasters! ☕️ @midsuncoffee

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

8 months

Ottawa sitting on $2.5 billion in carbon tax rebates owed to small business since 2019.

Ottawa sitting on $2.5 billion in carbon tax rebates owed to small business since 2019

www.world-spectator.com

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

1 year

Game changer! 👩🏽‍💻

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

2 years

CFIB is encouraging all Canadians to support local & shop at small businesses on November 26 & throughout the holidays. Where we choose to spend our money makes a difference. ❤️🏡🛍️ #SmallBusinessSaturday #SmallBusinessEveryday

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

9 months

✂️CFIB's Patients Before Paperwork report spotlights Manitoba’s progress to reduce #redtape for physicians. “Doctors appreciate CFIB’s focus on reducing our administrative burden." - Dr. Randy Guzman, President-Elect of @DoctorsManitoba .

New report spotlights Manitoba’s progress to reduce doctors' red tape

winnipegsun.com

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

12 years

Wish I had a rabbit to put stuff on. Nope just a dog... Tampax pad. http://t.co/faSBvHX6iF

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

2 years

CFIB was hoping #SKBudget2023 would contain tax breaks for small businesses. Topping the list was the small business tax rate, which will raise to 1% later this year, and return to its pre-pandemic level of 2% in July 2024.

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

2 years

I’m in Whitehorse for meetings this week! So excited to check out some local businesses. Grabbed a delicious coffee at The Kind Café this morning while waiting for the sun to grace us with it’s presence.

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

2 years

The upcoming increase in payroll taxes will mean every Canadian worker will see up to $305 less in take-home income as of January 1, 2023.

New year, more taxes: Canadians’ take-home income to drop by up to $305 on January 1 due to EI, CPP...

As employers face EI and CPP hikes of up to 6.7%, many will struggle to meet even their existing payroll budgets, warns the CFIB.

www.cfib-fcei.ca

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@briannasolberg

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Higher electricity costs mean small biz' will have fewer resources to create jobs, invest in their biz & contribute to the growth of the local economy. CFIB has written the Sask Rate Review Panel to express concerns over the proposed SaskPower rate hikes.

Sask. businesses, residents balk at proposed SaskPower rate hikes

thestarphoenix.com

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

8 months

About to join @SaskMorningLive to discuss the state of Saskatchewan small businesses post-CEBA loan deadline.

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@briannasolberg

9 months

Deadline for businesses to pay back #CEBA loans looms. According to one MB business owner, "everybody's scrambling right now & I don't know where people are going to come up with these funds." Today, I joined @jeffkeelectv on @ctvwinnipeg to discuss.

'Everybody's scrambling': Deadline for businesses to pay back federal pandemic loans looms

A deadline is looming for small businesses in Manitoba and across the country. Many of them took advantage of the interest-free loan from Ottawa – known as CEBA - of up to $60,000 to get through...

winnipeg.ctvnews.ca

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

3 years

The cost of doing business is at an all-time high & small businesses are finding it more & more difficult to deal with accumulating credit card fees as consumers shift away from cash payments.

Credit Card Fees Are Becoming Unaffordable For Small Businesses As Consumers Switch To Digital...

Over three-quarters (78%) of business owners say that credit card processing fees are unaffordable for their business, according to a survey conducted by the Canadian Federation of Independent...

muskoka411.com

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

2 years

Even the café at the Whitehorse airport is spectacular! Great selection of “sandwitches”.

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@briannasolberg

2 years

#CFIB is calling on the federal government to ensure hard-hit small businesses get the debt relief they need. Click here to sign our petition:

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

9 months

Some Saskatchewan small businesses at risk of closing as loan repayment deadline nears |

Some Saskatchewan small businesses at risk of closing as loan repayment deadline nears | Globalne...

The Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loans given by the federal government during COVID-19 have to be repaid by Jan. 18th.

globalnews.ca

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

2 years

same same, I just love the drama.

Sara Friedman

@sarafriedmannn

2 years

thrilled to announce that the task I've been putting off for weeks took a mere 2 minutes to complete

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

1 year

Yellowknife businesses are starting to reopen after nearly a month without any revenue, and while some business owners are excited to welcome back customers, others are apprehensive about the future.

Yellowknife business-owners excited and apprehensive as shops reopen | CBC News

Yellowknife businesses are starting to reopen after nearly a month without any revenue, and while some business owners are excited to welcome back customers, others are apprehensive about the future.

www.cbc.ca

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

10 months

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) and the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses (CFIB) are sounding the alarm on COVID-19 loan repayments and a small business tax hike hitting Saskatchewan in the new year.

TheStarPhoenix.com

@TheStarPhoenix

10 months

Small business tax hike, CEBA repayment hitting Sask. in new year #sask #skpoli #yxe #yqr

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

8 months

This morning I joined @CTVDarrell on @SaskMorningLive to discuss how Sask. small businesses are faring faced with skyrocketing costs and heavy debt loads. WATCH:

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

7 months

Small business owners will not be laughing when the federal carbon tax jumps by 23% to $80 per tonne on April 1. Ottawa still owes SMEs $2.5 billion in rebates and counting.

April 1 carbon tax hike makes a bad problem worse for small businesses: Ottawa owes SMEs $2.5...

Small business owners will not be laughing when the federal carbon tax jumps by 23% to $80 per tonne on April 1, says CFIB

www.cfib-fcei.ca

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

2 years

My latest opinion piece on the state of Sask. small businesses and how we can support them this holiday season. via @leaderpost @cfibsk #smallbusinesseveryday

Brianna Solberg: Support small businesses in Sask. this holiday season

leaderpost.com

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

2 years

Great day of meetings at the Legislative Building in Winnipeg. Finished off the afternoon with a great discussion with @DougaldLamont , Leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party. #MBpoli

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

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‘We’ve seen some close their doors already’: CFIB on CEBA payment deadline - Winnipeg |

‘We’ve seen some close their doors already’: CFIB on CEBA payment deadline - Winnipeg | Globalnew...

As of December 2023, only 40 per cent of CFIB members reported having paid back their loans, and 'an alarming 17 per cent were quite certain' they wouldn't meet deadline.

globalnews.ca

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

9 months

SOLBERG: Flurry of new taxes means storm brewing for MB small businesses. With 19% of MB small biz' considering closure, the potential damage to the economy underscores the need for gov'ts to address the concerns of small firms before many more are lost.

SOLBERG: Flurry of new taxes means storm brewing for small businesses

winnipegsun.com

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

9 months

Advocates urge Ottawa to extend loan deadline. "If things had returned to ‘normal,’ this wouldn’t have been an issue. However, the lingering effects of COVID & the ongoing recession make me question the realism of the repayment timeline.” - MB biz owner.

Advocates urge Ottawa to extend loan deadline

Advocates for small business are urging the federal government to reconsider its stance on the Jan. 18 deadline for the Canada Emergency Business Account loan repayments and to carefully examine...

www.brandonsun.com

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Brianna Solberg

@briannasolberg

2 years

Little Miss starts a sentence and doesn’t know where it’s going just hopes she finds it along the way.

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