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JOB CREATION STRATEGY FOR BRANT RIDINGA POSITIVE, PRACTICAL, NEW CHOICE FOR BRANT



We Hear You.We have heard the challenge fromour community to bring new and

innovative job creation ideas to the

table.

We gladly accept.



Everyone wants a better

community

We need more practical ideas

and less partisanship

Brant Riding has bothopportunities and challenges

We must address both for

sustainable growth



What we are not offering.

A miracle cure-all

One way discussion

Unachievable results



Quantity but Quality too

The number of jobs

created and retained in

Brant Riding are

important, but with the

growing numbers of

working families

struggling to make

ends meet the quality

of jobs must also be a

part of any strategy.



WHAT WILL HELP THE NUMBER OF JOBS IN BRANT



Independent Jobs

CommissionerOffice independent of

government

Similar to the

Parliamentary Budget

Officer

Investigate mass jobloss and layoffs

Independent analysis

for all planning levels



Meaningful Resolution

on Land RightsHold Ottawa accountablethrough creation of “Land Right’s

Accountability Act.”

Create specific fund to pay forclaims - small fee tied to landsales. Claims will cost more later

Economic benefit to Six Nationsis a benefit to all of Brant Riding

Partner on other projects to build

relationship



Innovation Agenda

Close Innovation Gap -

University R & D & more

doctoral programs

Yes to Net Neutrality - No

to UBB

Re-brand Brant Riding withpriority on green, high tech

& communications sectors



Small Business Fairness

Cut Red Tape - Remove duplicate

Fed/Prov processes

Cut ineffective regulation

Clarify tax and succession laws

Protect against gouging on

internet, heating, credit card

transaction fees etc

Improve eligibility of small

business owners for EI, re-training

and skills development



Restore EcoEnergy

Retrofit ProgramPopular program

created good local

jobs

3 tonnes less green

house gas per home

Cuts home energy billsby 20%

Increases demand for

“Green Hub” products



Bill C-411 to Revitalize

Downtowns & BrownfieldsBill C-411 announced in

Brantford this January

Encourages reinvestment

in downtown cores

Amends Federal Liens Act

to help entrepreneurs

develop brownfields



Arts & Tourism as

Economic DriverIncome averaging

Support apprentice

programs for the arts

Tourism Hub approach

with Six Nations, New

Credit, Brant & Brantford

Utilize rich history as

industry



Retraining & Education

Re-training that

actually works

Education alternatives

for laid off workers

Lower tuition fees

More doctoral and

masters spots



Infrastructure SupportWork with municipalities

to fund their priorities not

Federal photo ops

Transparency - Develop

accountability mechanism

tied to funding

Merit of job creationfunding must be based on

short & medium term local

jobs created



WORKING TOWARDS QUALITY JOBS IN BRANT RIDINGQUALITY OF JOBS MEANS QUALITY OF LIFE FOR BRANT RIDING



Federal Poverty Elimination Strategy

✓ Enact Bill C-545 - “An Act

to Eliminate Poverty” by

utilizing multi-party support.

✓ Get Federal government

working with Provincial and

Municipal Strategies

✓ Establish poverty lens for

other legislation to help

working poor



Anti-Scab Legislation

✓ Change Canada Labour

Code to prohibit hiring of

replacement workers

✓ Impose fine for offenders

✓ Helps create two side

solution

✓ Lowers cost/time of strike



Disincentives for Temp Agencies

✓ Utilize Federal tax

system to reward

companies that lowertemp worker rate

✓ Stop Ottawa from

current practice ofspending $300 million

per year in fees to

temp agencies



Brant RidingJobs Challenge

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