The Calgary Chamber of Commerce has unveiled an 82-point strategy aimed at tackling the challenges posed by what the group identifies as Canada’s weakening domestic economy and competitiveness in the face of U.S. tariffs.
The chamber’s public policy plan focuses on beefing up the potential of Canadian businesses through the development of interprovincial trade corridors. Trade between the provinces would increase productivity and boost the economy, the business association’s report says.
“Canada is at an inflection point. For years, we’ve seen our productivity and competitiveness lag our peers,” Calgary Chamber of Commerce CEO Deborah Yedlin said during a press conference. “Canada has now fallen from the sixth most productive economy globally to the 18th.”…