Transcript File - Prince Albert Chamber of Commerce

The World as Many Would Like It to Be
The Real World in Which We Live
Growing Locally-Succeeding Globally
John Treleaven, BA PhD CITP
Director and Past President
@jht4x4
John Treleaven
Inconvenient Truth
1
The world is round.
Inconvenient Truth
2
Marshall McLuan’s Global Village
has been here for many years.
Inconvenient Truth
3
All businesses in this and any
other country are located in a city,
town or municipality.
Inconvenient Truth
4
International Trade Matters to
Canada and to all countries.
Inconvenient Truth
5
Governments cannot create jobs.
Inconvenient Truth
5
Governments cannot create jobs.
Companies do not create jobs.
Inconvenient Truth
5
Governments cannot create jobs.
Companies do not create jobs.
Customers create jobs.
Inconvenient Truth
6
There is only one taxpayer.
Inconvenient Truth
6
There is only one taxpayer.
All tax revenues are triggered
only by business transactions.
Inconvenient Truth
6
There is only one taxpayer.
All tax revenues are triggered
only by business transactions.
Businesses are tax collectors and
wealth generators but not tax payers.
“
The art of taxation consists in so plucking
the goose as to obtain the largest possible
amount of feathers with the smallest
possible amount of hissing.” - Jean Baptiste Colbert
A Challenge for
the Canadian Economy
Municipal policies and administration have
the most direct impact on the establishment
and growth of all businesses and thus the
strength of the Canadian economy but little
understanding of the role and reality facing
the businesses in the community.
Context
1 In a $1.8 trillion economy, $1+ trillion
is generated by Canada’s success
international trade.
2 $1billion worth of exports creates
or sustains 11,000 jobs.
Context
3 98.2% of Canadian companies
have fewer than 100 employees
and 55% have fewer than 5.
4 There is only room in this G-8 economy for
companies which are active internationally or
which create value for those who are.
Context
5 We are the only G-8 country which
depends on our business community
competing abroad but routinely denies
them access to the domestic market.
And
We continue to shield 23% of our GDP
from the rigours of the global marketplace.
Challenge for All
Chambers of Commerce
To lead the effort to make their
communities as BUSINESS FRIENDLY as
possible
- taxation policies
- regulatory processes
- labour market constraints
Possible Approaches
1Annual Tour of Industry for Elected Officials
2Policy statements on “Business Friendliness.
3Show up.
The Real World in Which We Live
Thank You
Merci beaucoup
Omedito gozaimasu
Muchas Gracias
Obrigado
@jht4x4
John Treleaven