According to a recent survey of small business owners in Ontario, the government is standing in the way of their long-term success.
The survey, conducted by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, revealed that 58 percent of small businesses were not confident about the future of the province's economy. Sixty-nine percent of the nearly 3,400 respondents said that government policies, including electricity pricing[,] were hurting their bottom line.
"While certainly not all of the challenges facing Ontario are caused by government, entrepreneurs believe that provincial policies are making the problem worse and causing a withering of the economy," stated Satinder Chera, CFIB's Ontario vice-president. "We asked businesses to rate the performance of the Ontario government and they gave Queen's Park a failing grade on virtually every economic measure, including handling of the economy."
While many have been critical of the Canadian government's role in business, elected officials recently took time to hear from entrepreneurs they represent. As part of Canada's Small Business Week, many representatives met with business leaders to learn what they could do to help them succeed.
