{"id":826752,"date":"2025-02-13T11:14:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T17:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/13\/edmonton-chamber-of-commerce-releases-advocacy-agenda-for-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-02-13T11:14:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T17:14:06","slug":"edmonton-chamber-of-commerce-releases-advocacy-agenda-for-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/13\/edmonton-chamber-of-commerce-releases-advocacy-agenda-for-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Edmonton Chamber of Commerce releases advocacy agenda for 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<article aria-labelledby=\"articleTitle\" data-wcm-id=\"2ba1e13f-0422-409e-953b-eba43708dc40\">\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Published Jan 14, 2025<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span>Last updated Jan 15, 2025<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span>4 minute read<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure data-aqa=\"featured-image\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fiscal-sustainability-0787.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;h=423&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=dXgxh5BJceDa8qujPMd0Lw, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fiscal-sustainability-0787.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;h=846&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=J2RXUzwbio-xXZZeZyypPw 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fiscal-sustainability-0787.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;h=423&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=-OpNhD2nnqShZGumNBPTQw, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fiscal-sustainability-0787.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;h=846&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=mZiprV7PA5MyUnJq8qNgSQ 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fiscal-sustainability-0787.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=472&#038;h=354&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=17S2vnDCxAZFdXmeag_43w, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fiscal-sustainability-0787.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=944&#038;h=708&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=SoSef9UTp--ztI-454Ap9g 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fiscal-sustainability-0787.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=472&#038;h=354&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=rK_9swlPM55Sd2ttI_guRA, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fiscal-sustainability-0787.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=944&#038;h=708&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=QSPrVua0erSAjILu1n6ImQ 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fiscal-sustainability-0787.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;h=216&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=7cy6ijwlpGBaqHC9tylRiw, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fiscal-sustainability-0787.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;h=432&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=DiG_1il0ombuk0vBeArO7Q 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"doug griffiths\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fiscal-sustainability-0787.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;h=216&#038;sig=AsXFGlDT05Kp2yx4q-psew\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fiscal-sustainability-0787.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;h=216&#038;sig=AsXFGlDT05Kp2yx4q-psew,\n                    https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fiscal-sustainability-0787.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;h=432&#038;sig=dyvUN7QwQw3htrzob2fwCw 2x\" height=\"750\" width=\"1000\"><\/picture><figcaption><span>Edmonton Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Doug Griffiths.<\/span> <span>Photo by Greg Southam<\/span> \/<span>Postmedia, file<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<p>After a busy year of advocacy and events, the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce recently charted its course for the year to come with a new advocacy agenda that includes four pillars of focus to help Edmonton\u2019s business community.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to be an active partner in the Edmonton economic ecosystem. And so we want to advocate on things that need to be done <em>before<\/em> they become issues,\u201d said president and CEO Doug Griffiths.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-aqa=\"identity-sign-in\" data-async id=\"article-block\">\n<header>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Edmonton Journal\" height=\"37\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/18.0.4\/websites\/images\/identity\/logo-identity-ej-new.svg\" width=\"280\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exclusive articles by David Staples, Keith Gerein and others, Oilers news from Cult of Hockey, Ask EJ Anything features, the Noon News Roundup and Under the Dome newsletters.<\/li>\n<li>Unlimited online access to Edmonton Journal and 15 news sites with one account.<\/li>\n<li>Edmonton Journal ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and 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investment\u201d are the main areas the chamber intends to attack over the next year, Griffiths said in a Monday news release.<\/p>\n<p>He categorized last year as one of \u201crebuilding\u201d for the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce where the group planted seeds it intends to sow over this year with partnerships throughout all three levels of government and its stakeholders in the city\u2019s business community.<\/p>\n<p>The chamber hosted the state of the province address in October with a crowd of about 1,000 people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the business community is recognizing what we\u2019re doing, and I think government is recognizing the credible, intelligent, well-thought-out and meaningful advocacy stances that we\u2019re taking,\u201d Griffiths said.<\/p>\n<p data-async>Just two weeks into the new year, the chamber\u2019s advocacy efforts are already being tested with a shakeup at the federal level following the announcement that <a data-evt-val=\"{\"control_fields\": 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data-newsletter-component data-target-list=\"EJ_HeadlineNews\" data-widget=\"newsletter\">\n<p>By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>As the chamber and the Edmonton business community chart the uncertain waters ahead, Griffiths said the group is making sure it is \u201canticipating anything that\u2019s coming, and that we\u2019re ahead of the curve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt creates a lot of uncertainty in normal circumstances, but this is a lot all at once,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Given the stressors coming from federal politics and international relations, Griffiths said the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce has had to take active approach to advocacy right from the start of the year, beginning with the three levels of government.<\/p>\n<p>He began with the federal government, saying that it needs to \u201cchange its taxation system to make sure that small businesses, medium-sized businesses and entrepreneurs have the resources at their fingertips necessary to reinvest back into their businesses and grow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Griffiths said the capital gains tax inclusion increase has caused some confusion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat legislation didn\u2019t even get passed, but (the prime minister) still directed the Canada Revenue Agency to implement it, starting at the end of January, which leaves so much ambiguity on the table,\u201d said Griffiths.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>He said that the Alberta government needs to work on attracting more people to the province, citing employment shortages for businesses looking to grow, and added that the government could also be investing more in Edmonton\u2019s infrastructure to ensure the province has two equal economically strong cities.<\/p>\n<p>Griffiths also advocated for amendments to taxes at the municipal level.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have very affordable housing. We\u2019re an affordable city, but our taxes are exceptionally high, and that\u2019s a detriment to attracting people here,\u201d said Griffiths, adding \u201cThe city also needs to go back to focus on its core priorities and its core objectives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Griffiths admired the city for its work on safety and social issues, he said it should hold other levels of government responsible for those issues to account.<\/p>\n<p>The chamber also continued to call for more reinvestment in Downtown, which it said would assist the entire city.<\/p>\n<p>As leaders of Canada\u2019s political parties ramp up ahead of an election, and a Liberal leadership race before that, he said the chamber has not spoken directly to candidates but maintains an ongoing dialogue with MLAs.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>He expressed optimism that Liberal candidate, Mark Carney, was set to announce his bid for leadership in Edmonton, but said that the ECC\u2019s advocacy extends to all people and parties, no matter where they\u2019re from.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to constantly advocate to anyone, no matter where they\u2019re from, no matter what party they\u2019re in, that Edmonton is an important economic epicentre of this country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps Griffiths\u2019 strongest point of advocacy is on the looming threat of a 25 per cent tariff from the United States against Canadian products.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is my solemn wish that all of the provincial governments and the federal government come together, drop party lines, and recognize that Canada has some challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Griffiths said the threat of tariffs should be a wakeup call for Canada not to rely on its United States neighbours and to diversify the economy and the market to ensure better resilience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA strength over-relied on becomes a weakness, and a weakness identified and managed could become a strength.\u201d<\/p>\n<section 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