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A major reform for local telephone markets
May 11, 2016On December 11, 2006, I held a press conference at the Canada Science and Technology Museum to announce the main points of the changes in the regulatory framework of the local telephone markets that I had succeeded in getting adopted by the government. Professor Richard Schultz, who is director of...
Read moreBuilding a freer, more dynamic and competitive economy
May 11, 2016On Septembre 17, 2006, I delivered this speech about economic freedom, the importance of entrepreneurship and the role of government at the Annual General Assembly of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Saskatoon. -- 7 April 2009
Read moreCompetition in the telecom sector
May 11, 2016On June 13, 2006, I gave the keynote speech as Minister of Industry at the Canadian Telecom Summit in Toronto. The speech announces the main points of the reform that I implemented in this sector during the year that followed. -- 6 April 2009
Read moreBalanced Budgets
May 07, 2016Maxime Bernier was the first declared leadership candidate to sign Generation Screwed's Future Generations Protection Pledge. He committed to: 1. Present a balanced budget to the House of Commons within 24 months after...
Read moreEnding corporate welfare
November 14, 2015There is a simple way for the federal government to show fairness to all regions of the country, to industries, to businesses, as well as to taxpayers: It is to completely stop subsidizing businesses and to reduce their taxes. This is not only a fair solution, but one that...
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