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4 MBiz | november 2015 2637 Victoria Avenue, Brandon | 204.725.1417 Hair Takers w ithin a six-month time frame, Manitobans will have had the opportunity to go to the polls twice to determine who they want to lead them at both the federal and provincial level. In October, Canadians sent a clear message they were looking for change at the federal level by providing Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau with a majority government mandate for the next four years. From a Manitoba perspective the election resulted in the Liberals picking up six seats, giving them seven MPs at the expense of the Conservatives, who dropped from 11 MPs to just five, with the NDP remaining with just two MPs. The Manitoba Chambers of Commerce (MCC) looks forward to working with Manitoba's new MPs to ensure interests of concern to the local business community such as immigration, trade agreements and strategic infrastructure needs are heard and addressed in Ottawa. On April 19, 2016 Manitobans will decide if, after 17 years in office, the governing NDP and Premier Greg Selinger will be given another four-year mandate or if it is also time for a change. The Manitoba Chambers of Commerce is currently developing a platform based on the policies that have been adopted by the network and will be asking the leaders of the three main political parties to address issues of economic competitiveness, workforce challenges and rural economic development in the upcoming election. We are happy to provide the leaders with an opportunity in this edition of the MBiz magazine to provide their comments in advance of the election on the challenges they see for Manitoba and what they will do to grow the Manitoba economy and address the workforce challenges. If there are issues the local business community feels we need to be heard on, don't hesitate to contact the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce or your local Chamber to see how we can help. Chuck Davidson President and CEO Manitoba Chambers of Commerce MaNiToBa ChaMBers oF CoMMerCe mbchamber.mb.ca PreSiDeNT & Ceo Chuck Davidson DireCTor oF PoliCy & CoMMuNiCATioNS Cory Kolt wiNNiPeg Free Press winnipegfreepress.com PubliSHer bob Cox viCe PreSiDeNT SAleS laurie Finley MANAGer oF NiCHe ProDuCTS barb borden barb.borden@freepress.mb.ca eDiTor Pat St. Germain pstgermain@mail.com WriTerS Sherry Kaniuga Cory Kolt Wendy King Todd lewys Jennifer McFee Holli Moncrieff David Square Pat St. Germain Jim Timlick PHoToGrAPHy Darcy Finley Numerous organizations supplied DeSiGN Jane Chartrand ChuCk's Message NoveMber 2015, vol. 8 Biz MB Making sure Manitoba businesses have a voice in government View online at: winnipegfreepress.com/publications

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