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TBSN Challenger Says “I have experienced what it takes to grow…”

Written by: James Murray on July 20, 2011.

Anthony LeBlancTHUNDER BAY – News – “As a long serving member of the business community, I have experienced what it takes to grow a business. A Tim Hudak government will provide North Western Ontario small business owners with the support they need to grow and provide more jobs in the region,” stated Anthony LeBlanc the Progressive Conservative Candidate in Thunder Bay Superior North.

LeBlanc points to his business experience including his work with Research In Motion (RIM), the makers of the BlackBerry, to become Vice President Global Sales, as well as his efforts forming Ice Edge Holdings, a partnership dedicated to bringing hockey to Canadian markets. LeBlanc’s comments come as PC Leader Tim Hudak introduced the Small Business Bill of Rights, the Ontario PC Party’s commitment to restoring Ontario small businesses as the engine of economic growth and job creation. “While Dalton McGuinty’s tax hikes, red tape and expensive energy experiments have crippled their ability to grow and create jobs, a Tim Hudak government will be the best partner small business ever had,” echoed LeBlanc.

The PCs state, “Unlike Dalton McGuinty, whose mandatory smart meters place an unfair burden on small business, a Tim Hudak government will help small businesses grow and create jobs by reducing the regulatory burden by a minimum of 30 percent, letting owners decide if time-of-use pricing is right for their business, and establishing fast, efficient and customer-friendly service in their dealings with government. These are just three of the commitments contained in the Ontario PC Small Business Bill of Rights”.

“On October 6th, Ontario’s small business owners will have a clear choice,” stated Hudak. “They can choose four more years of more tax hikes, more red tape, and more expensive energy experiments under the McGuinty Liberals, or they can choose change with a Tim Hudak government, which will respect Ontario’s small business owners as the engine of Ontario’s economy and job creation”.

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  • Kyle

    A common way for businesses to maximize profit is to minimize unnecessary expenditures. In the business world, this is usually okay because it translates into more efficiency. Perhaps one person can do the work that two people are assigned to do. Perhaps they can find a more cost-efficient shipping solution. Perhaps they can use cheaper materials.

    When this is applied to government, making the government more efficient is hunky-dory, but there are many expenditures that need to remain in place, especially in education and healthcare. The problem with the Conservatives, either federally or provincially, is that they want to use an axe to make cuts when they should be using a scalpel. Making unwise cuts to save a dime now may mean that we may have to spend a dollar later to fix the problems created by those cuts.

    I don’t think it’s wise or a good thing for the government to be run like a business in that regard. So while Mr. LeBlanc’s business experience is certainly impressive, I don’t agree with his or Hudak’s insistence on making Harris-style cuts that McGuinty is cleaning up now. We need to spend what is required to be spent to meet our needs. We should focus on minimizing unnecessary expenditures and increasing government efficiency, but we also should shy away from raising taxes to pay for it, particularly on the wealthy and the corporations who already are, by and large, professional and seasoned tax evaders.

  • Kyle

    Sorry, that should read, “…but we also SHOULDN’T shy away…”

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